Olive
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
noun
(2) A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
(3) One-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
(4) Hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
(5) Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
(6) Small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
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Etymology
Medieval form of the saint's name "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable.
Quotations
- 1842 Alfred Tennyson: The Talking Oak:
- And hear me swear a solemn oath,
- That only by thy side
- Will I to Olive plight my troth,
- And gain her for my bride.
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