a variety of olive having large fleshy fruit suitable for pickling, esp one from around Seville in Spain
queen olive in American English
a large olive with a long, slender pit
queen olive in American English
noun
1.
any large, meaty olive suitable for pickling or processing
2.
such an olive grown esp. in the area of Seville, Spain
Word origin
[1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, carbon cycle, coverage, functionalism, spotlight