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Meaning of olives

- A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.
- The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.
- Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
- The oyster catcher.
- The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
- One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
- An olivary body. See under Olivary.
- A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
- Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

Crossword clue for olives

- A yellow colour
- Colour that may be green or black
- Cooking or salad oil
- Extra virgin ... oil
- Fruit type
- Greek fruit
- Greek oil fruit
- Green has no leading role in Dickensian musical
- Green shade
- Grove fruit
- Kalamata fruit
- Kalamata or Spanish
- Kind of oil you might find in a martini?
- Martini fruit
- Martini garnish
- May’s report for corn
- Maybe I love this source of oil
- Mediterranean fruit
- Oil bearing tree fruit
- Oil producing fruit
- Oil-producing fruit
- Oily fruit
- Overhead veil arranged to provide shade
- Peace offering, ... branch
- Salad dressing liquid, ... oil
- Tree that provides shade
- type of cooking oil
- Type of fruit
- Type of oil
- Uniform colour
- Yellow-green colour
- Yellowish green
- Yellowish-green
- Antipasto inclusions
- Greek fruit
- Kalamatas and Manzanillos
- Love lives of bitter little things from the Mediterranean
- Oily fruit on pizza
- Oily fruits
- Small oval fruits