olive

[ ol-iv ]

/ ˈɒl ɪv /

noun

an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit. Compare olive family.

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

Also called olive wood. the wood of this tree, valued for ornamental work.

the foliage of this tree.

a wreath of it.

any of various related or similar trees.

olive branch.

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

adjective

of, relating to, or made of olives, their foliage, or their fruit.

of the color olive.

tinged with this color: an olive complexion.

Origin of olive

1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Latin olīva, by-form of olea < dialectal Greek *elaíwa olive, olive tree; cf. oil, oleaceous

OTHER WORDS FROM olive

sub·ol·ive, adjective

Words nearby olive

olivaceous, olivares, olivary, olivary body, olivary nucleus, olive, olive branch, olive brown, olive crown, olive drab, olive family

Definition for olive (2 of 2)

Olive

[ ol-iv ]

/ ˈɒl ɪv /

noun

a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for olive

Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries |Carla Hall |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Before “we” might offer “you” an olive branch, you must offer one to us.

Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around |Jay Michaelson |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies |Ina Garten |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Marston met Olive Byrne while a professor at Tufts and away from his wife.

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Sadie Holloway and Olive Byrne lived out their days together.

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They had been climbing steadily uphill, and now found themselves above the fruit zone and among the olive groves.

The Jolliest School of All |Angela Brazil
Fronteras is the other side of the water—that streak of olive green with reddish shadow.

The Treasure of Pearls |Gustave Aimard
Of course, you and Jack would scorn to notice it, but Donald has a crush on Olive.

The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold |Margaret Vandercook
When bacteria were suspended in olive oil or in pus, chlorlyptus showed marked germicidal action.

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"It is going to be what they call a nucleus," said Olive, showing a little piece of fancy work.

The Captain's Toll-Gate |Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for olive

olive

/ (ˈɒlɪv) /

noun

an evergreen oleaceous tree, Olea europaea, of the Mediterranean region but cultivated elsewhere, having white fragrant flowers, and edible shiny black fruits

the fruit of this plant, eaten as a relish and used as a source of olive oil

the wood of the olive tree, used for ornamental work

any of various trees or shrubs resembling the olive

a yellow-green colour
(as adjective)an olive coat

an angler's name for the dun of various mayflies or an artificial fly in imitation of this

adjective

of, relating to, or made of the olive tree, its wood, or its fruit

Word Origin for olive

C13: via Old French from Latin oliva, related to Greek elaia olive tree; compare Greek elaion oil

Medical definitions for olive

olive

[ ŏl′ĭv ]

n.

olivary body

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olive

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adjective

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noun

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Example sentences from the Web for olive

British Dictionary definitions for olive

noun

adjective

Word Origin for olive

Medical definitions for olive

n.