olive

Noun
  1. Small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree;
    Important food and source of oil (synset 112321962)
    is a type of: fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
    is a part of: european olive tree, olea europaea, olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
    substance holonym: olive oil - oil from olives
  2. Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere;
    Has edible shiny black fruits (synset 112321697)
    is a type of: olive tree - a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
    belongs to: genus olea, olea - evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
    has:
    • olive - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
    • olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
    same as: european olive tree, olea europaea
  3. Hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree;
    Used in cabinetwork (synset 112321555)
    is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    substance meronym: olive tree - a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
  4. One-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish (synset 107783320)
    is a type of:
    • relish - spicy or savory condiment
    • drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
    subtypes:
    • black olive, ripe olive - olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
    • green olive - olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento
    is a part of: european olive tree, olea europaea, olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
  5. A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation (synset 104981607)
    is a type of: chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue
    subtypes: drab, olive drab - a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Adjective
  1. Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive (synset 300379844)
    similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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