olive

  • (s) of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

Nouns

  • (n) small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
  • (n) evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits European olive tree, Olea europaea,
  • (n) hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
  • (n) one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
  • (n) a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

Synonyms

European olive tree Olea europaea

Words of close approximity

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