HyperDic: olea_europaea

English > 1 sense of the expression Olea europaea:
NOUNplantOlea europaea, olive, European olive treeevergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere
English > Olea europaea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits.
Synonymsolive, European olive tree
Member ofOlea, genus Oleaevergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
Partsoliveone-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
olivesmall ovoid fruit of the European olive tree
Broaderolive treeA tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
Spanishaceituna, oliva
CatalanOlea europaea, oliva, olivera

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