olive

IPA: ˈɑɫʌv

A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
The wood of the olive tree.
A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
(neuroanatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
(cooking) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
(UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.
A female given name from English.
A surname.
(rare) A male given name from English.
A number of places in the United States:
A community in the city of Orange, Orange County, California.
A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, named after a Baptist church.
An unincorporated community in Powder River County, Montana.
A town in Ulster County, New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch.
An unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, from the girl's name.
An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Olive Township.

Examples of "olive" in Sentences

Olive is the simpleton of the family.
Oliver sneezes and the mattress explodes
The characteristic tree crop is the olive.
James Oliver was the inventor of the plow.
The majority of the productions are olives.
The exterior of the shell is an olive brown.
The greatest success was in raisins and olives.
The arable land in the village comprised gardens and olive trees.
The older an olive tree is, the broader and more gnarled its trunk appears.
They huddled under rows of olive trees, expecting the border to reopen within days.