: a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil
also: the fruit
b
: any of various shrubs and trees resembling the olive
2
: any of several colors resembling that of the unripe fruit of the olive tree that are yellowish green
3
: an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata
Noun a sauce made with chopped olives Does the suit come in olive?
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Noun
This lash-maximizing mascara is formulated with a blend of olive and sunflower oils, instead of beeswax which is commonly used in mascara. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 13 Sep. 2022 Make your re-entry painless by sporting simple silhouettes in an earth tone such as olive. Wsj Off Duty Editors, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Vixen's vodka and other alcohol requests were denied, as all fair acts' were, but the martini olive order was not. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 There’s a sunflower and flax sourdough, an olive sourdough, and a classic sourdough. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Adults go to play at this immaculate California wine country retreat sited in a 33-acre grove of olive and oak trees overlooking the Mayacamas.Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 The True Botanicals Repair Nightly Treatment is infused with black willow bark extract, hyaluronic acid, and olive leaf extract to resurface skin (and combat breakouts) for a supple, hydrated appearance. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 It's also made with olive, linseed, and jojoba oil to keep hair strong and prevent breakage. Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022 The long-sleeve number comes in floral and leopard prints, plus gorgeous shades of navy, olive, emerald green, and maroon. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022
Adjective
In the enchanting region of southern Italy, masserias are as plentiful as olive groves. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 Strange behaviors have also been witnessed recently in venomous olive sea snakes. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021 Back in 1994, Lynch had spent 250 hours scuba diving around the Keppel Islands in the southern Great Barrier Reef to study olive sea snake behavior for his PhD thesis. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2021 For starters, olive sea snakes tended to approach divers most often during the breeding season, which runs through the Southern Hemisphere’s winter months between May and August.New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021 Resting on a bed of onions and herbs, the okra quickly confits in an olive-oil bath perfumed with cumin, ginger, garlic and turmeric. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Operators at the Promised Land Zoo say a staff member’s failure to properly lock an enclosure allowed a pair of olive baboons to escape. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 This olive fruit oil and grape seed oil enriched cleansing balm from her beauty line draws moisture back into the skin while melting away makeup. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 Aug. 2022 Starters range from crispy artichokes with olive aioli, to meatballs made from a combination of ground beef, lamb and pork in a house tomato gravy. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 15 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia