olive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ŏl'ĭv
ipa: /ˈɒ.lɪv/
enpr: ä'lĭv
ipa: /ˈɑ.lɪv/
Forms: form: olives
Etymology: From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself either from Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Pre-Classical Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More questionably, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)). Doublet of oliva. Displaced native Old English eleberġe, literally "oil berry."
Senses: glosses: A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
examples: text: Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.
ref: 2010, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Peter Carey: A Literary Companion, page 100:
glosses: The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
glosses: The wood of the olive tree.
glosses: A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
glosses: A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
examples: text: a beef olive
text: olives of veal
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
glosses: Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
glosses: An oystercatcher, a shore bird of genus Haematopus.
Derived terms: word: autumn olive
word: beef olive
word: black olive
word: Bohemian olive
word: Chinese olive
word: dwarf olive
word: first olive out of the bottle
word: first olive out of the jar
word: green olive
word: holly olive
word: kalamata olive
word: Mission olive
word: mock olive
word: Mount Olive
word: netted olive
word: Niçoise olive
word: olivaceous
taxonomic: Papio anubis
word: olive baboon
word: oliveback
word: olive-backed oriole
word: olive-backed pipit
word: olive-backed sunbird
word: olive-backed thrush
taxonomic: Systomus sarana
word: olive barb
taxonomic: Merops superciliosus
word: olive bee-eater
word: olive box
word: olive branch
word: olive-branch
word: olive-branched
word: olive bread
taxonomic: Iole viridescens
word: olive bulbul
word: olive burger
taxonomic: Coleus scutellariodes
word: olive coleus
taxonomic: Procolobus verus
word: olive colobus
word: olive crown
word: olived
word: olive drab
taxonomic: Arremon castaneiceps
word: olive finch
alt: Paralichthys olivaceus
word: olive flounder
word: olive fly
taxonomic: Microeca flavovirescens
word: olive flyrobin
taxonomic: Dacus oleae
word: olive fruit fly
word: Olive Green
word: olive green
word: olive grove
word: olivegrower
word: olivegrowing
taxonomic: Lichmera argentauris
word: olive honeyeater
taxonomic: Bostrychia olivacea
word: olive ibis
word: olive juice
taxonomic: Pseudomonas savastonoi
word: olive knot
taxonomic: Froggattia olivina
word: olive lace bug
word: oliveless
word: olivelike
word: olive loaf
taxonomic: Cercococcyx olivinus
word: olive long-tailed cuckoo
word: olive mangrove
taxonomic: Natriciteres olivacea
word: olive marsh snake
taxonomic: Prays oleellus
word: olive moth
word: oliveness
word: olive oil
word: olive ore
taxonomic: Psarocolius bifasciatus
word: olive oropendola
english: Elaeodendron
translation: Elaeodendron
word: olive plum
word: olive pomace oil
taxonomic: Liasis olivaceus
word: olive python
word: olive quick decline syndrome
word: olive ridley
taxonomic: Lepidochelys olivacea
word: olive ridley sea turtle
word: olive scab
word: olive scale
word: olivescent
taxonomic: Aipysurus laevis
word: olive sea snake
word: olivesheen
word: olive shell
taxonomic: Olividae spp.
word: olive snail
word: olive-sided flycatcher
taxonomic: Arremonops rufivirgatus spp.
word: olive sparrow
taxonomic: Cranioleuca obsoleta
word: olive spinetail
taxonomic: Cyanomitra olivacea
word: olive sunbird
taxonomic: Turdus olivaceus
word: olive thrush
word: olive tree
taxonomic: Pseudomonas savastonoi
word: olive tubercle
taxonomic: Peucedramus taeniatus
word: olive warbler
taxonomic: Pachycephala olivacea
word: olive whistler
taxonomic: Dendropicos griseocephalus
word: olive woodpecker
word: olive wreath
word: olivey
word: oliveyard
word: oliviform
word: olivin
word: olivite
word: queen olive
taxonomic: Elaeagnus angustifolia
word: Russian olive
word: sand olive
word: spurge olive
word: tea olive
word: wild olive