Olive

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The oyster catcher.

II. Olive ·noun An olivary body. ·see under Olivary.

III. Olive ·noun The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

IV. Olive ·noun A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.

V. Olive ·adj Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

VI. Olive ·noun One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.

VII. Olive ·noun Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera;

— so called from the form. ·see Oliva.

VIII. Olive ·noun 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.

IX. Olive ·noun 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.

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