Definition of olive Olive
/ɑˈlʌv/ - [aluv] - Ol•ive
We found 30 definitions of olive from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: olives |
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| olive - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish | ||
| relish the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | ||
| drupe, stone fruit fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube | ||
| european olive tree, olea europaea, olive a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation | ||
| black olive, ripe olive olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil | ||
| olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits | ||
| European olive tree, Olea europaea | ||
| olive tree a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit | ||
| genus olea, olea evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits | ||
| olive a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation | ||
| olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil | ||
| fruit the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" | ||
| european olive tree, olea europaea, olive a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation | ||
| olive - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation | ||
| chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour a color that has hue | ||
| olive - hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
Adjectiveolive, oliver, olivest |
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| olive - of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive | ||
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Wiktionary 
- olive (Noun)
An evergreen tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. - olive (Noun)
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe usually black or unripe usually green. - olive (Noun)
The wood of the olive tree. - olive (Noun)
A dark yellowish- green color, that of an unripe olive. - olive (Noun)
An olivary body , part of the medulla oblongata . - olive (Noun)
A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal. - olive (Adjective)
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- olive (n.)
A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. - olive (n.)
The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. - olive (n.)
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva. - olive (n.)
The oyster catcher. - olive (n.)
The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. - olive (n.)
One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion. - olive (n.)
An olivary body. See under Olivary. - olive (n.)
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. - olive (a.)
Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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olive
The small oval fruit of the olive tree, Olea europaea. -
olive
Having the color of a ripe olive, a dark brownish or yellowish green. -
olive
The color of a ripe olive, a dark brownish or yellowish green. -
olive
A tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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olive
ol′iv, n. a tree cultivated round the Mediterranean for its oily fruit: its fruit: peace, of which the olive was the emblem: a colour like the unripe olive.—adj. of a brownish-green colour like the olive.—adjs. Olivā′ceous, olive-coloured: olive-green; Ol′ivary, like olives.—ns. Ol′ivenite, a mineral consisting chiefly of arsenic acid and protoxide of iron; Ol′ive-oil, oil pressed from the fruit of the olive; Ol′ive-yard, a piece of ground on which olives are grown; Ol′ivine, chrysolite.—Olive branch, a symbol of peace: (pl.) children (Ps. cxxviii. 4; Pr. Bk.). [Fr.,—L. oliva—Gr. elaia.]
Wikipedia 
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color
Olive is a kind of muddy green color. In actuality, it is really a shade of dark yellow (when gray is added to yellow, the various shades of the color olive are produced). Some dark shades of olive can also be made by mixing a darker color (like brown) with green.
The color of old U.S. Army field uniforms is a shade of olive called olive drab (shown below) that was used because it was hard to see against trees and grass.
The most common place you will find the color olive is on an olive. It is the color of the outside olive. An olive's center is usually brown or sometimes orange or red.
There is a mineral called olivine that is colored a pale olive color.
Meaning of olive.
Olive is one of the colors used in fashion when a conservative, moderate color is desired.
Olive is sometimes used for showing vomit in animated films. -
fruit
The olive ("Olea europaea") is the fruit of the olive tree or "oliver". It is an important food crop in Italy, Spain and especially in Greece among other countries around the Mediterranean. It is naturally very bitter, but after a long time in salt, it becomes a very tasty and healthy food (though extremely fatty - it is one of the fattiest cooking oils in use surpassing palm, canola and other vegetable oils). Olive oil is the juice produced by crushing olives. In Roman literature, the olive branch is used as a symbol of peace: "extending the olive branch". Lots of important writers and illustrators use olive branches around text to give it a greater artistic credit (a similar effect is achieved with wheat).
Part of speech
🔤- olive, noun, singular of olives.
- olive, adjective.
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