olive

Definition

  • noun: a small, egg-shaped black or green fruit that is used as food or for making oil
  • noun: a Mediterranean evergreen tree ('Olea europaea' of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil
  • synonyms: aestival, beryl-green, berylline

Examples

  • The winner 'extended/offered an olive branch' to his opponent by calling him a great player.

  • She has 'olive' skin. [=her skin has a yellowish-green tone to it]

  • The soldiers were dressed in 'olive drab'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) not feel good after it. Well,chafing,right? Emotionally. Of course,yeah,emotional chafing. Hey,do you want to see something cool? I can make this olive go into this glass without touching it. - How? - Physics. Wow,centrifugal force. Actually,it's centripetal force, which is an inward force generated by the glass acting on the olive... Excuse me. If you were riding on the olive, you'd be in a non - inertial reference frame and would... are you okay? (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Fuzzy Boots Corollary Season: 1 Episode 3