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| ol·ive [ ólliv ] (plural ol·ives) |
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1. food green or black fruit: a small oval bitter fruit with a pit, green when unripe and black when ripe, that yields olive oil
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2. trees olive tree: a widely cultivated evergreen tree that produces olives. Native to: Mediterranean region. Latin name Olea europaea.
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often used before a noun
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3. industry olive wood: the wood of the olive tree. Use: decorative work.
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4. trees tree resembling olive: a tree or bush that resembles the olive tree
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5. colors
Same as olive green
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| [12th century. Via Latin oliva< Greek elaiwa, a variant of elaia "olive, olive oil"] |
