Olives

n. evergreen tree having slender silvery leaves and bearing small ovoid fruits (usually in Mediterranean climates); edible fruit of the olive tree which is pressed for oil and pickled for food; dull yellowish green color

This article is about the tree; for its edible fruit, see Olive (fruit); for other uses, see Olive (disambiguation)."Olive tree" redirects here; for other uses, see The Olive Tree. The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.
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Noun
1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
(hypernym) fruit
(part-holonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
(substance-meronym) olive oil
2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
(synonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
(hypernym) olive tree
(member-holonym) Olea, genus Olea
3. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) olive tree
4. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
(hypernym) relish
(hyponym) black olive, ripe olive
(part-holonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
5. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
(hypernym) chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
(hyponym) olive drab
Adjective
1. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
(similar) chromatic

n. olive, evergreen tree having slender silvery leaves and bearing small ovoid fruits (usually in Mediterranean climates); edible fruit of the olive tree which is pressed for oil and pickled for food; dull yellowish green color

v. gather olives