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olive
noun
a
small
oval
green
or
black
fruit
with
a
hard
stone
that
can
be
eaten
whole
or
pressed
to
make
oil
β’
She
added
sliced
olives
to
the
pizza
before
baking
it
.
She
added
sliced
olives
to
the
pizza
before
baking
it
.
β’
A
bowl
of
marinated
olives
sat
in
the
center
of
the
picnic
table
.
A
bowl
of
marinated
olives
sat
in
the
center
of
the
picnic
table
.
From
Latin
β
oliva
β,
meaning
both
the
tree
and
its
fruit
,
ultimately
from
Greek
β
elaΓΔ
β.
noun
a
Mediterranean
evergreen
tree
that
produces
olives
and
has
narrow
silvery
leaves
β’
Ancient
olive
trees
lined
the
dusty
road
to
the
village
.
Ancient
olive
trees
lined
the
dusty
road
to
the
village
.
β’
Farmers
pruned
the
olive
grove
before
spring
.
Farmers
pruned
the
olive
grove
before
spring
.
Same
origin
as
the
fruit
sense
:
Latin
β
oliva
β
for
both
tree
and
fruit
.
adjective
of
a
dull
yellowish-green
color
like
that
of
an
unripe
olive
β’
He
wore
an
olive
jacket
on
the
hiking
trip
.
He
wore
an
olive
jacket
on
the
hiking
trip
.
β’
The
living-room
walls
were
painted
a
soft
olive
shade
.
The
living-room
walls
were
painted
a
soft
olive
shade
.
Color
sense
arose
in
the
17th
century
from
comparison
with
the
appearance
of
olives
.