6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr
oliva an olive: cf F. olivaire.] (Anat.)
Like an olive.
{Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of
the medulla oblongata; -- called also {olive}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr L. oliva, akin to Gr ?. See {Oil}.]
1. (Bot.)
a A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) 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.
b 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.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
a Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so
called from the form See {Oliva}.
b The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
3.
a The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
b One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}.
5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up and
cooked; as olives of beef or veal.
Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc
{Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[ae]agnus} ({E.
angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
{Olive branch}.
a A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
b Fig.: A child.
{Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green.
{Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
{Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
{Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite.
{Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olive \Ol"ive\, a.
Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark
brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
olive
adj : of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
n 1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food
and source of oil
2: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since
antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
[syn: {European olive tree}, {Olea europaea}]
3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in
cabinetwork
4: one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled
and used as a relish
5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Olive, MT
Zip code(s): 59343
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Olive
the fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was
highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked
before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut.
24:20; Isa. 17:6; 24:13). It was called "beaten," or "fresh oil"
(Ex. 27:20). There were also oil-presses, in which the oil was
trodden out by the feet (Micah 6:15). James (3:12) calls the
fruit "olive berries." The phrase "vineyards and olives" (Judg.
15:5, A.V.) should be simply "olive-yard," or "olive-garden," as
in the Revised Version. (See {OIL}.)
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