olive
A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
Noun 4 meanings
A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
The wood of the olive tree.
A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
Adjective 1 meaning
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
Etymology
From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or the same source as those two.
OLIVE at a glance
OLIVE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (O 1 + L 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,071 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with olive
All rhymesOne letter away
- ALIVE8
- OGIVE9
- SLIVE8
- BLIVE10
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