NOUN | plant | European olive tree, olive, Olea europaea | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere |
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Meaning | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits. | |
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Synonyms | olive, Olea europaea | |
Member of | Olea, genus Olea | evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits |
Parts | olive | one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish |
olive | small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree | |
Broader | olive tree | A tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit |
Spanish | aceituna, oliva | |
Catalan | Olea europaea, oliva, olivera |
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