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Definitions for Olive

[1] an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit. Compare olive family.
[2] the fruit of this tree, a small oval drupe, eaten as a relish and used as a source of oil.
[3] Also called olive wood. the wood of this tree, valued for ornamental work.
[4] the foliage of this tree.
[5] a wreath of it.
[6] any of various related or similar trees.
[7] olive branch.
[8] the ocher green or dull yellow green of the unripe olive fruit.
[9] of, relating to, or made of olives, their foliage, or their fruit.
[10] of the color olive.
[11] tinged with this color: an olive complexion.
[12] a female given name.
[13] an evergreen oleaceous tree, Olea europaea, of the Mediterranean region but cultivated elsewhere, having white fragrant flowers, and edible shiny black fruits
[14] the fruit of this plant, eaten as a relish and used as a source of olive oil
[15] the wood of the olive tree, used for ornamental work
[16] any of various trees or shrubs resembling the olive
[17] a yellow-green colour (as adjective ) an olive coat
[18] an angler's name for the dun of various mayflies or an artificial fly in imitation of this
[19] of, relating to, or made of the olive tree, its wood, or its fruit

Words related to Olive

blue-green, beige, drab, khaki, brownish, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine, forest, sea, grass, peacock, apple, spinach, willow, verdigris, malachite

Words nearby Olive

olivaceous, olivares, olivary, olivary body, olivary nucleus, olive, olive branch, olive brown, olive crown, olive drab, olive family

Origin of Olive

1150–1200; Middle English < Old French < Latin olīva, by-form of olea < dialectal Greek *elaíwa olive, olive tree; cf. oil, oleaceous

Other words from Olive

sub·ol·ive , adjective

Word origin for Olive

C13: via Old French from Latin oliva, related to Greek elaia olive tree; compare Greek elaion oil

Synonyms for Olive

beige, bronze, brown, dusky, swarthy, tanned