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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɒlɪv

Meaning

Definitions

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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