Definitions of Olive [ˈɒl ɪv]

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Definition of 'Olive'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) olive
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.

2.  olive
the fruit of this tree, a small oval drupe, eaten as a relish and used as a source of oil.

3.  olive
the wood of this tree.

4.  olive
a wreath of its foliage.

5.  olive
the ocher green or dull yellow-green of the unripe olive fruit.

6. (adj.) olive
of, pertaining to, or made of olive or olives.

7.  olive
of or tinged with the color olive.

Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < OF < L olīva)

Definition of 'Olive'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) olive
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

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

3. (noun) olive
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

4. (noun) olive
one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

5. (adj) olive
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

6. (adj) olive
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

Definition of 'Olive'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) olive
a small green or black Mediterranean fruit, eaten or used to make oil
cheese and olives; Olive oil is healthier.

2. olive
a yellowish green color
a chair painted olive green

3. (adjective) olive
yellowish green in color
olive green curtains

4. olive
(of skin) light brown and slightly yellow
her beautiful dark eyes and olive skin

Translation of 'Olive'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking He put an olive in her cocktail; (; olive oil.
Afrikaans: olyf	Arabic: ثَمَر الزَّيْتون	Bulgarian: маслина
Brazilian: azeitona	Czech: oliva; olivový	German: die Olive, Oliven...
Danish: oliven; oliven-	Greek: ελιά	Spanish: aceituna, oliva
Estonian: oliiv	Farsi: زیتون	Finnish: oliivi
French: (d')olive	Hebrew: זַיִת	Hindi: जऎतून
Croatian: maslina	Hungarian: olajbogyó	Indonesian: zaitun
Icelandic: ólífa	Italian: oliva; d'oliva/olivo	Japanese: オリーブの実
Korean: 올리브 열매	Lithuanian: alyva	Latvian: olīva
Malay: buah zaitun	Dutch: olijf	Norwegian: oliven
Polish: oliwka	Persian: زیتون	Pashto: زيتون
Portuguese: azeitona	Romanian: (de) măsline	Russian: маслина, оливка
Slovak: oliva; olivový	Slovenian: oliva; oljčen	Serbian: maslina
Swedish: oliv	Thai: มะกอก	Turkish: zeytin
Taiwanese: 橄欖	Ukrainian: маслина, оливка	Urdu: زيتون
Vietnamese: quả ô liu	Chinese: 橄榄
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