olive

1. (satellite adjective) of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

2. (noun) a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
Related Words: chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour

3. (noun) one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
Related Words: black olive, green olive, relish, ripe olive

4. (noun) hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
Related Words: wood

5. (noun) evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
Synonyms: European olive tree, Olea europaea
Related Words: olive tree

6. (noun) small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
Related Words: fruit



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