olive
//ˈɒ.lɪv//
Forms
- Plural
- olives
- Comparative
- more olive
- Superlative
- most olive
Definitions
1.A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
2.The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
- Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.
3.The wood of the olive tree.
4.A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
1.Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4498
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or the same source as those two.