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Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.

Having a nucleus; nucleated.

Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.

A genus of trees including the olive.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Oleaceæ), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.

Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.

Oiliness. Boyle.

A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison.

A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.

One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.

The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris).

A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.

Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes velvet finish) put on the flesh side for special purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, etc. Hence Ooze calf, Ooze finish, etc.…

A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.

To surpass in bleating.

To surpass in leaping.

To excel or surpass in learing.

To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me o'erleap that custom." Shak.

Too learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed, adv. -- O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.