ol·ive

(ŏl′ĭv)

a. A widely cultivated evergreen tree (Olea europaea) native to the Mediterranean region, having fragrant white flowers, gray-green lance-shaped leathery leaves, and edible fruit with oil-rich flesh surrounding a hard stone.

b. The small oval fruit of this tree, usually changing in color from green to black as it ripens, used for food and as a source of oil.

c. Any of various similar or related plants, such as the Russian olive.

2. A yellow green of low to medium lightness and low to moderate saturation.

[Middle English, from Latin olīva, from Greek *elaiwā, elaiā.]

ol′ive adj.

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olive

(ˈɒlɪv)

1. (Plants) an evergreen oleaceous tree, Olea europaea, of the Mediterranean region but cultivated elsewhere, having white fragrant flowers, and edible shiny black fruits

2. (Plants) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a relish and used as a source of olive oil

3. (Plants) the wood of the olive tree, used for ornamental work

4. (Plants) any of various trees or shrubs resembling the olive

5. (Colours)

a. a yellow-green colour

b. (as adjective): an olive coat.

6. (Angling) an angler's name for the dun of various mayflies or an artificial fly in imitation of this

adj

(Plants) of, relating to, or made of the olive tree, its wood, or its fruit

[C13: via Old French from Latin oliva, related to Greek elaia olive tree; compare Greek elaion oil]

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ol•ive

(ˈɒl ɪv)

n.

1. an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.

2. the fruit of this tree, a small oval drupe, eaten as a relish and used as a source of oil.

3. the wood of this tree.

4. a wreath of its foliage.

5. olive branch.

6. the ocher green or dull yellow-green of the unripe olive fruit.

adj.

7. of, pertaining to, or made of olive or olives.

8. of or tinged with the color olive.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Latin olīva]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil olive oil - oil from olives European olive tree, Olea europaea, olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
	2.	olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits European olive tree, Olea europaea olive - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish genus Olea, Olea - evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits olive tree - a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
	3.	olive - hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork olive tree - a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	4.	olive - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish relish - spicy or savory condiment black olive, ripe olive - olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil green olive - olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento European olive tree, Olea europaea, olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
	5.	olive - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue drab, olive drab - a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Adj.	1.	olive - of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

ثَمَر الزَّيْتونخَشَب الزَّيْتونزَيْتوني اللوْنزَيّتُونٌشَجَر الزَّيْتون

olivaolivovník

olivenoliventræ

Olive Olivenbaum Olivenholz Olivgrün Ölbaum

ελιά

olivo

aceituna oliva olivo verde oliva

زیتون

oliivioliivipuuoliivinvihreä

olive olivier

maslinamaslinastmaslinastabojadrvo masline

olajbogyóolajfaolajzöld

ólífaólífugrænn/grágrænn liturólífutré/olíutréólífuviîur

oliva olivo porgere il ramoscello d'olivo color verde oliva olivastro

オリーブ

올리브올리브 나무

alyvmedisalyvmedžio šakelėgelsvai žalias

olīvaolīvkoksolīvkrāsa

olijf olijfboom olijfgroen

oliven oliventre olivenved oljetre olivenfarge

drzewo oliwne oliwa oliwka

azeitona oliveira

măslinăolivă

олива оливка оливковое дерево оливковый маслина

olivaolivové drevoolivovozelenýolivový

oliva

olivolivfärgadolivgröntolivträolivträd

ต้นมะกอกมะกอก

zeytin zeytin ağacızeytin ağacı kerestesizeytin yeşili

cây ôliuquả ôliu

橄榄橄榄树橄榄绿橄榄木

olive

[ˈɒlɪv]

A. N (= fruit) → aceituna f, oliva f (also olive tree) → olivo m
eating olive → aceituna f de mesa

B. ADJ (also olive-green) [complexion, skin, shirt, paint] → verde oliva inv

C. CPD olive branch N → rama f de olivo
to hold out an olive branch → hacer un gesto de paz
olive green N → verde m oliva
olive grove N → olivar m
olive grower N → oleicultor(a) m/f
olive growing N → oleicultura f
see also olive-growing olive oil N → aceite m de oliva
olive tree N → olivo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

olive

[ˈɒlɪv]

(= fruit) → olive f

(= tree) → olivier m

adj (= colour) → olive involive branch n → rameau m d'olivier
to hold out the olive branch to sb → tendre à qn le rameau d'olivier
to offer an olive branch to sb → offrir à qn d'enterrer la hache de guerreolive-green [ˌɒlɪvˈgriːn]

adj → olive inv

n → vert m olive involive grove n → oliveraie folive oil n → huile f d'olive

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

olive

→ Olive f; (also olive tree) → Olivenbaum m; (also olive wood) → Olive (→ nholz nt) f

(= colour) → Olive nt

adj (also olive-coloured) → olivgrün; complexion → dunkel

olive

olive branch

n (lit, fig) → Ölzweig m; to hold out or offer the olive to somebody (fig) → jdm seinen Willen zum Frieden bekunden

olive green

n → Olivgrün nt

olive-green

adj cloth → olivgrün

olive grove

n → Olivenhain m

olive oil

n → Olivenöl nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

olive

[ˈɒlɪv]

1. n (fruit) → oliva (also olive tree) → olivo

2. adj (skin) → olivastro/a (also olive-green) → verde oliva inv

olive

(ˈoliv) noun

1. a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking. He put an olive in her cocktail; (also adjective) an olive tree; olive oil.

2. the tree on which it grows. a grove of olives.

3. (also olive-green) the brownish-green or yellowish-green colour of the fruit. They painted the room olive; (also adjective) She wore an olive-green hat.

4. (also ˈolive-wood) the wood of the tree.

olive branch

a sign of a wish for peace. The government held out the olive branch to its opponents.

olive

→ زَيّتُونٌ, شَجَرَةُ الْزَيْتُونِ oliva, olivovník oliven, oliventræ Olive, Olivenbaum ελιά aceituna, olivo oliivi, oliivipuu olive, olivier drvo masline, maslina oliva, olivo オリーブ 올리브, 올리브 나무 olijf, olijfboom oliven, oliventre drzewo oliwne, oliwa azeitona, oliveira олива, оливковое дерево oliv, olivträd ต้นมะกอก, มะกอก zeytin, zeytin ağacı cây ôliu, quả ôliu 橄榄, 橄榄树

ol·ive

n. oliva.

1. materia gris localizada detrás de la médula oblongata;

2. color aceitunado, verde oliva;

3. árbol del olivo;

4. aceituna.