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olive

adjective noun

Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɒlɪv

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adjective

  1. Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

noun

  1. A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

noun

  1. One-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

noun

  1. Hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

noun

  1. Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

noun

  1. Small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

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