| 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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