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)