olive

See also Olive

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŏ'lĭv
• IPA: /ˈɒlɪv/
• SAMPA: /"QlIv/
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Noun

Singular olive

Plural olives

1. A tree, Olea europaea, that is grown in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil that comes from it.
2. The small oval fruit of an olive tree; olives are eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
3. The wood of the olive tree.
4. A grayish green color, the color of an unripe olive.

   olive color:

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  An olive tree

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  Green olives

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  Black olives

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  A bottle of olive oil

Related words and phrases

• olive branch
• olive oil

Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink