olivaceous

American  

[ol-uh-vey-shuhs] / ˌɒl əˈveɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of a deep shade of green; olive.

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olivaceous British  

/ ˌɒlɪˈveɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of an olive colour

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Etymology

Origin of olivaceous

1770–80; < New Latin olīvāceus, equivalent to Latin olīv ( a ) olive + -āceus -aceous

Example Sentences

In both sexes in this species the plumage is deep olivaceous brown, the breast pure yellow.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

P. 5-8 cm. olivaceous, campan. exp. bullate, wavy, innately velvety; g. olive then brownish tan; s. 5-8 cm. solid, base thickened, pale olive, veil forming a fuscous zone; sp. 10-11 � 8. subnotatus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

These specimens are paler than those of any other subspecies of fasciatus and do not have the olivaceous dorsal coloration present in other subspecies.

From Geographic Distribution of the Pocket Mouse, Perognathus fasciatus by Jones, J. Knox

Male, rich chestnut-brown with black head, wings and tail, narrow white wing-bar; female olivaceous above and greenish-yellow below with two white wing-bars; young male like female but with black throat; high trees; loud, clear song.

From Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago by Walter, Alice Hall

Plasmodium dark olivaceous, the sporangia blackish if dried when immature, taking a paler shade of olivaceous, according to development and maturity.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)