[1] : 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 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wild olive
     n : erect shrub or climber of india and china with red olivelike
         fruit syn: elaeagnus latifolia
see also:
elaeagnus latifolia 

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