olive


olive - noun

  • 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 - adjective

    • of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

    olive - thesaurus


    View spelling list o words and learn about the word olive in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 6. Short vowels e.g. e or ea? o or u? .

    Scrabble score for olive

    o is 1 l is 1 i is 1 v is 4 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 8

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