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olive |
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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