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   olive

   /ˈɒlɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil: "a dish of cauliflower with black olives"
   • 2. the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World.
   • ▪ used in names of other trees which are related to the olive, resemble it, or bear similar fruit, e.g. Russian olive.
   • 3. a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive: "shades of gold, olive, and black"
   • 4. a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed.
   • 5. a marine mollusc with a smooth, roughly cylindrical shell which is typically brightly coloured.
   • 6. each of a pair of smooth, oval swellings in the medulla oblongata.
   • 7. a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint.

   adjective

   • 1. greyish-green: "a small figure in olive fatigues"
   • ▪ (of the complexion) yellowish-brown; sallow: "his full lips and olive skin"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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