01 n. A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has bee…
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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.(Bot.)
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Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.] See: Oliva
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The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
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A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.(Cookery)
Phrases & compounds
Bohemian olive —
a species of Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus angustifolia), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
Olive branch —
A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace.
to hold out an olive branch —
to offer to make peace (with a rival or enemy).
Olive brown —
brown with a tinge of green.
Olive green —
a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive.
Olive oil —
an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts.
Olive ore —
olivenite.
Wild olive —
a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive.