Definitions for Olive

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Olive ol·ive

Spelling: [ol-iv]

IPA: /ˈɒl ɪv/

Olive is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 54 anagrams from letters in Olive (eilov).

Definitions for Olive

noun

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. a female given name.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or made of olives, their foliage, or their fruit.
2. of the color olive.
3. tinged with this color:

Origin of Olive

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

Examples for Olive

Now, having gone through the fruit course––and is not the olive a fruit?

Before “we” might offer “you” an olive branch, you must offer one to us.

Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

After a month he wanted all the cooking done with olive oil.

Garnish each fillet with a Spanish olive stuffed with anchovy.

Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

I have kissed your olive wreath, where it hangs above our altar at home.

Sadie Holloway and olive Byrne lived out their days together.

It was twined of Olympic olive leaves and Apollo's own laurel.

Marston met olive Byrne while a professor at Tufts and away from his wife.