1 [C] a small green or black fruit with a strong taste, used in cooking and for its oil:
olive oil
seealsoVIRGINOLIVEOIL
2 (also olive tree) [C] a tree on which olives grow:
olive groves
3 (also olive green) [U] a yellowish-green colour
Part of speech: adjective
1 (also olive-green) yellowish-green in colour
2 (of skin) yellowish-brown in colour:
an olive complexion
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is olive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, olive is tagged as noun.
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