1. olive - Noun
2. olive - Adjective
3. olive - Adjective Satellite
4. Olive - Proper noun
A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.
The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
The oyster catcher.
The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
An olivary body. See under Olivary.
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. Yasser Arafat
My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive. Boris Johnson
I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it. Rodney Dangerfield
The olive grove of your grandfather, the cherry trees of your father, and your grape vines. Sicilian Proverb
When the olive tree blooms during April, olives are harvested with barrels, when it blossoms in June, they are harvested in handfuls. Sicilian Proverb
Don't call me a little olive until you've picked me. Spanish Proverb