Olive (magazine)
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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