Greek Meaning of olive
ελιά
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Definitions and Meaning of olive in English
olive (n)
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
olive (s)
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
olive (n.)
A tree (Olea Europaea) 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.
The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. oil is pressed from its flesh.
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
The oyster catcher.
The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
An olivary body. See under Olivary.
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
olive (a.)
Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
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ελιά
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil, evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now el
καφέ,μελαχρινή,μελανός,μελαχρινός,,μελαχρινός,σκοτεινός, -ή, -ό,Έβενος,κόρακας
Ξανθός,ξανθός,δίκαιο,ξανθός,χρυσός,αμμώδης,άχυρο,καστανό,Ξανθό,ώχρα
olivaster => Ελαιώδης, olivary => Ελαιών, olivaceous => ελαιώδης, oliva => Ελιά, olitory => λαχανικό,
