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olive
Definition:
(nou) small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil (nou) evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits (nou) hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork (nou) one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish (nou) a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈɒlɪv
Examples:
The characteristic tree crop is the olive.
The arable land in the village comprised gardens and olive trees.
The older an olive tree is, the broader and more gnarled its trunk appears.
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