olive | | |
n. (plant) | 1. olive | small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil. |
| ~ olive oil | oil from olives. |
| ~ european olive tree, olea europaea, olive | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
n. (plant) | 2. european olive tree, olea europaea, olive | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits. |
| ~ olive | one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish. |
| ~ genus olea, olea | evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits. |
| ~ olive tree | a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit. |
| ~ olive | small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil. |
n. (plant) | 3. olive | hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork. |
| ~ olive tree | a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit. |
| ~ wood | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees. |
n. (food) | 4. olive | one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish. |
| ~ relish | spicy or savory condiment. |
| ~ black olive, ripe olive | olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil. |
| ~ green olive | olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento. |
| ~ european olive tree, olea europaea, olive | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits. |
| ~ drupe, stone fruit | fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube. |
n. (attribute) | 5. olive | a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation. |
| ~ chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | a color that has hue. |
| ~ drab, olive drab | a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown. |
adj. | 6. olive | of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
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