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olive (n.)

c. 1200, "olive tree," from Old French olive "olive, olive tree" (13c.) or directly from Latin oliva "olive, olive tree," from Greek elaia "olive tree, olive," probably from the same Aegean language (perhaps Cretan) as Armenian ewi "oil."

Applied to the fruit or berry of the tree in English from late 14c. As the color of the unripe olive from 17c. Olive branch as a token of peace is from early 13c., an allusion to the olive leaf brought by the dove sent out by Noah from the ark. Olive oil "oil expressed from the pulp of the common olive" is by 1774.

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Definitions of olive from WordNet
1
olive (n.)
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil;
olive (n.)
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits;
Synonyms: European olive tree / Olea europaea
olive (n.)
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork;
olive (n.)
one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish;
olive (n.)
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation;
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olive (adj.)
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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