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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olive \ol"ive\, a.
   approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark
   brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olivary \ol"ivary\, a. l. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.
   oliva an olive: cf. f. olivaire. anat.
   like an olive.
   1913 webster

   olivary body anat., an oval prominence on each side of
      the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive.
      1913 webster
see also:
olivary body olive 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
olive \ol"ive\, n. f., fr. l. oliva, akin to gr. ?. see oil.
   1. bot.
      a 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.
      b 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.
          1913 webster

   2. zool.
      a any shell of the genus oliva and allied genera; --
          so called from the form. see oliva.
      b the oyster catcher. prov. eng.
          1913 webster

   3.
      a the color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
          yellowish, or tawny green.
      b one of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
          green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
          1913 webster

   4. anat. an olivary body. see under olivary.
      1913 webster

   5. cookery a small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
      cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
      1913 webster

   note: olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
         formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
         brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
         crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
         1913 webster

   bohemian olive bot., a species of elaeagnus elaeagnus
      angustifolia, the flowers of which are sometimes used in
      southern europe as a remedy for fevers.

   olive branch.
      a a branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
          peace.
      b fig.: a child.

   to hold out an olive branch, to offer to make peace with a
      rival or enemy.

   olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.

   olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
      olive.

   olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
      olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
      the arts.

   olive ore min., olivenite.

   wild olive bot., a name given to the oleaster or wild
      stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
      or less resembling the olive.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
oil olea europaea oliva olivary bohemian olive elaeagnus 
elaeagnus angustifolia olive branch to hold out an olive branch olive brown olive green 
olive oil olive ore wild olive 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
colorful \colorful\ adj.
   1. having striking color. opposite of colorless.

   note: narrower terms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
         shot; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
         prismatic; psychedelic; red, ruddy, flushed,
         empurpled

   syn: colourful.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. striking in variety and interest. opposite of colorless
      or dull. narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
      flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; flashy, gaudy,
      jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty; picturesque
      wordnet 1.5

   3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
      as, colored crepe paper. opposite of colorless and
      monochrome.

   note: narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; amber,
         brownish-yellow, yellow-brown; amethyst; auburn,
         reddish-brown; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
         azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; bicolor,
         bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome; blue,
         bluish, light-blue, dark-blue; blushful,
         blush-colored, rosy; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
         brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; canary,
         canary-yellow; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
         chartreuse; chestnut; dun; earth-colored,
         earthlike; fuscous; green, greenish, light-green,
         dark-green; jade, jade-green; khaki; lavender,
         lilac; mauve; moss green, mosstone; motley,
         multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
         painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
         varicolored, varicoloured; mousy, mouse-colored;
         ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
         orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
         purple, violet, purplish; red, blood-red, carmine,
         cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
         scarlet; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
         rust, rusty, rust-colored; snuff, snuff-brown,
         snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
         snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown; sorrel,
         brownish-orange; stone, stone-gray; straw-color,
         straw-colored, straw-coloured; tan; tangerine;
         tawny; ultramarine; umber; vermilion,
         vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red; yellow, yellowish;
         yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; blae
         bluish-black or gray-blue; coral; creamy; cress
         green, cresson, watercress; hazel; honey,
         honey-colored; huedpostnominal; magenta;
         maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
         sea-green also see: chromatic, colored, dark,
         light.

   syn: colored, coloured, in colorpredicate.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
colorless changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot deep, rich flaming fluorescent, glowing prismatic 
psychedelic red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled dull brave, fine, gay, glorious flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained 
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty picturesque monochrome tinted touched, tinged 
amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown amethyst auburn, reddish-brown aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue 
bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue blushful, blush-colored, rosy bottle-green bronze, bronzy 
brown, brownish, dark-brown buff canary, canary-yellow caramel, caramel brown carnation 
chartreuse chestnut dun earth-colored, earthlike fuscous 
green, greenish, light-green, dark-green jade, jade-green khaki lavender, lilac mauve 
moss green, mosstone motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured mousy, mouse-colored ocher, ochre olive-brown 
olive-drab olive orange, orangish peacock-blue pink, pinkish 
purple, violet, purplish red, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet red, reddish rose, roseate rose-red 
rust, rusty, rust-colored snuff, snuff-brown, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown sorrel, brownish-orange stone, stone-gray straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured 
tan tangerine tawny ultramarine umber 
vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red yellow, yellowish yellow-green avocado bay 
beige blae bluish-black or gray-blue coral creamy cress green, cresson, watercress 
hazel honey, honey-colored huedpostnominal magenta maroon 
pea-green russet sage, sage-green sea-green chromatic 
colored dark light 
[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
olive
     adj : of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
     n 1: small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food
          and source of oil
     2: evergreen tree cultivated in the mediterranean region since
        antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
        syn: european olive tree, olea europaea
     3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in
        cabinetwork
     4: one-seeded fruit of the european olive tree usually pickled
        and used as a relish
     5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
see also:
european olive tree olea europaea 
[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 moby thesaurus words for "olive":
   aestival, beryl-green, berylline, blue-green, bluish-green,
   chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous,
   emerald, foliaged, glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy,
   green, green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue,
   greenish-yellow, greensick, holly, ivy, ivy-green, leafy, leaved,
   olivaceous, olive-green, porraceous, smaragdine, springlike,
   summerlike, summery, verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert,
   virescent, yellowish-green




[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
olive
   the fruit of the olive-tree. this tree yielded oil which was
   highly valued. the best oil was from olives that were plucked
   before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed deut.
   24:20; isa. 17:6; 24:13. it was called "beaten," or "fresh oil"
   ex. 27:20. there were also oil-presses, in which the oil was
   trodden out by the feet micah 6:15. james 3:12 calls the
   fruit "olive berries." the phrase "vineyards and olives" judg.
   15:5, a.v. should be simply "olive-yard," or "olive-garden," as
   in the revised version. see oil.
   
see also:
oil 
[8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
olive, mt
  zip codes: 59343


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