| ADJECTIVE | 1. Of a dusky yellowish green color; olive green. |
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 |  | | "Sometimes Kermit the Frog's color appears olivaceous, while other times he is a bright kelly green." |
| | | "The birdwatcher spotted a warbler with a dusky, olivaceous color." |
| | | "Trina grimaced when her mother set an olivaceous bowl of split pea soup in front of her." |
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 | | Latin, late 18th century |
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 | | "Olivaceous" describes a shade of green deeper and duskier than grass green; as the name implies, it's more akin to the color of olives or olive oil. The word is borrowed from the Latin "olīvāceus," a combination of the words "olīv(a)" ("olive") and "-aceous" ("the nature of").... |
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