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noun
- A evergreen 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 grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
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adjective
- Of a greyish/grayish green colour/color, that of an unripe olive.
Etymology: From Latin oliva, ÅlÄva, from Ancient Greek (elaia) "olive, olive tree", from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language
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