olivenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒl.ɪv/us/ˈɑː.lɪv/B1 a small bitter green or black fruit that is eaten or used to produce oil, or a Mediterranean tree on which this fruit grows:
olive groves
More examples
- I thought I'd dress up the frozen pizza with a few extra tomatoes and olives.
- The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
- These organic olives are packaged in recycled glass containers.
- Peaches, plums, dates, avocados and olives all contain stones.
- Grapes and olives are superabundant in this part of France.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fruit Trees
- banyan
- cacao
- carob
- cherry
- citrus
- crab apple
- elderberry
- fig
- guava
- litchi
- lychee
- mulberry
- papaya
- pawpaw
- plantain
- tamarind
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Types of fruit
Idiom(s)
hold out/offer an olive branch