Olive – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
olive
adj.
of or made from olives or olive trees; olive-colored
n.
evergreen tree having slender silvery leaves and bearing small ovoid fruits (usually in Mediterranean climates); edible fruit of the olive tree which is pressed for oil and pickled for food; dull yellowish green color
Olive
The
olive or , known by the botanical name
Olea europaea, meaning "european olive", (syn.
Olea sylvestris) is a
species of small
tree in the
family Oleaceae, found in much of
Africa, the
Mediterranean Basin from
Portugal to the
Levant, the
Arabian Peninsula, and southern
Asia as far east as
China, as well as the
Canary Islands,
Mauritius and
Réunion. The species is cultivated in many places and considered naturalized in
Spain,
Algeria,
France (including
Corsica),
Greece,
Turkey,
Cyprus,
Malta,
Croatia,
Slovenia,
Albania,
Crimea,
Egypt,
Israel,
Iran,
Iraq,
Italy,
Argentina,
Jordan,
Morocco,
Palestine,
Syria,
Saudi Arabia,
Tunisia,
Lebanon,
Java,
Norfolk Island,
California and
Bermuda.
olive
Noun
1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
(hypernym) fruit
(part-holonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
(substance-meronym) olive oil
2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
(synonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
(hypernym) olive tree
(member-holonym) Olea, genus Olea
3. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) olive tree
4. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
(hypernym) relish
(hyponym) black olive, ripe olive
(part-holonym) European olive tree, Olea europaea
5. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
(hypernym) chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
(hyponym) olive drab
Adjective
1. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
(similar) chromatic
Olive (die)
nf.
olive, type of small fruit with grows on trees
Olive
nf.
Olive, female first name
olive
nf.
olive, evergreen tree having slender silvery leaves and bearing small ovoid fruits (usually in Mediterranean climates); edible fruit of the olive tree which is pressed for oil and pickled for food; dull yellowish green color
