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Meaning of 'olive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Olive [ a.]
- Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
2 . Olive [ n.]
- A tree (Olea Europaea) 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.
- 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.
- Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
- The oyster catcher.
- The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
- One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
- An olivary body. See under Olivary.
- A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.

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oliban olibanum olibene olid olidous olifant oligandrous oliganthous oligarch oligarchal

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