Search Result:olive


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋɑlIv 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊɒliv 〕


Overview of noun olive

The noun olive has 5 senses


  • olive -- (small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil)

  • olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea -- (evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits)

  • olive -- (hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork)

  • olive -- (one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish)

  • olive -- (a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation)


Overview of adj olive

The adj olive has 1 sense


  • olive -- (of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive)