OLIVE DEFINITIONS - 16 definitions found
olive adj 1: of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil 2: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea] 3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork 4: one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish 5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation olive - leftal olive voile ovile viole Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) olive I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia Date: 13th century 1. a. a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil; also the fruit b. any of various shrubs and trees resembling the olive 2. any of several colors resembling that of the unripe fruit of the olive tree that are yellowish green 3. an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata II. adjective Date: 1657 1. of the color olive or olive green 2. approaching olive in color or complexion Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary olive (olives) 1. Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make olive oil. N-VAR 2. An olive tree or an olive is a tree on which olives grow. ...an olive grove. N-COUNT 3. Something that is olive is yellowish-green in colour. ...glowing colours such as deep red, olive, saffron and ochre. COLOUR • Olive is also a combining form. She wore an olive-green T-shirt. COMB in COLOUR 4. If someone has olive skin, the colour of their skin is light brown. They are handsome with dark, shining hair, olive skin and fine brown eyes. ADJ: usu ADJ n English-Old English dictionary olive Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.) Like an olive. Olivary body (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva. (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.] 3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion. 4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under Olivary. 5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc. Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of El[ae]agnus ({E. angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers. Olive branch. (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace. (b) Fig.: A child. Olive brown, brown with a tinge of green. Olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive. Olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts. Olive ore (Min.), olivenite. Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Olive \Ol"ive\, a. Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia OLIVE See OLIVE TREE. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Olive the fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut. 24:20; Isa. 17:6; 24:13). It was called "beaten," or "fresh oil" (Ex. 27:20). There were also oil-presses, in which the oil was trodden out by the feet (Micah 6:15). James (3:12) calls the fruit "olive berries." The phrase "vineyards and olives" (Judg. 15:5, A.V.) should be simply "olive-yard," or "olive-garden," as in the Revised Version. (See OIL.) Olive, MT Zip code(s): 59343 Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms olive a. Olive-green, brownish-green, olivaceous, olivaster, olive-colored, brownish, tawny. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 43 Moby Thesaurus words for "olive": aestival, beryl-green, berylline, blue-green, bluish-green, chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, foliaged, glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy, green, green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue, greenish-yellow, greensick, holly, ivy, ivy-green, leafy, leaved, olivaceous, olive-green, porraceous, smaragdine, springlike, summerlike, summery, verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert, virescent, yellowish-green |
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