Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - olive
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(olives) 1. Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make olive oil. N-VAR 2. An olive tree or an olive is a tree on which olives grow. ...an olive grove. N-COUNT 3. Something that is olive is yellowish-green in colour. ...glowing colours such as deep red, olive, saffron and ochre. COLOUR • Olive is also a combining form. She wore an olive-green T-shirt. COMB in COLOUR 4. If someone has olive skin, the colour of their skin is light brown. They are handsome with dark, shining hair, olive skin and fine brown eyes. ADJ: usu ADJ n
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia Date: 13th century 1. a. a Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the ~ family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil; also the fruit b. any of various shrubs and trees resembling the ~ 2. any of several colors resembling that of the unripe fruit of the ~ tree that are yellowish green 3. an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata II. adjective Date: 1657 1. of the color ~ or ~ green 2. approaching ~ in color or complexion ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. & adj. --n. 1 (in full olive tree) any evergreen tree of the genus Olea, having dark-green lance-shaped leathery leaves with silvery undersides, esp. O. europaea of the Mediterranean, and O. africana native to S. Africa. 2 the small oval fruit of this, having a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish-black when ripe. 3 (in full olive-green) the greyish-green colour of an unripe olive. 4 the wood of the olive tree. 5 Anat. each of a pair of olive-shaped swellings in the medulla oblongata. 6 a any olive-shaped gastropod of the genus Oliva. b the shell of this. 7 a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed. --adj. 1 coloured like an unripe olive. 2 (of the complexion) yellowish-brown, sallow. Phrases and idioms olive branch 1 the branch of an olive tree as a symbol of peace. 2 a gesture of reconciliation or friendship. olive crown a garland of olive leaves as a sign of victory. olive drab the dull olive colour of US army uniforms. olive oil an oil extracted from olives used esp. in cookery. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L oliva f. Gk elaia f. elaion oil ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) маслина европейская (Olea europeaea) 2) анат. олива – East African olive – Russian olive – spurge olive – wild olive ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. бот. маслина, олива (Olea europaea) 2. маслина, оливка (плод) 3. древесина оливкового дерева 4. блюдо из мяса с чесноком и зеленью 5. овальная застежка или пуговица 6. оливковый цвет; желтовато-зеленый имли желто-коричневый цвет 7. оливковый olive oil —- оливковое масло to hold out the olive —- делать мирные предложения; пытаться уладить дело миром 8. обыкн. pl. дети, отпрыски ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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oil оливковое, прованское масло OLIVE (личн. имена) - Oлив, Оливия OLIVE 1. noun 1) маслина, олива (дерево и плод) 2) = olive-branch 3) оливковая роща 4) pl. блюдо из мяса с чесноком и зеленью 5) застежка/пуговица овальной формы 6) оливковый цвет 2. adj. оливковый, оливкового цвета OLIVE noun Олив, Оливия ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a tree grown in Mediterranean countries that has small bitter egg-shaped fruits, usually black or green (an olive grove) 2 the fruit of this tree, used for food and also for its oil 3 a deep yellowish green colour 4 olive skin/complexion skin colour that is yellowish brown 5 offer/hold out/extend the olive branch to do something to show that you want to end an argument - olive adj (an olive sweatshirt) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., from L. oliva, from Gk. elaia "olive tree, olive," probably from the same Aegean language (perhaps Cretan) as Armenian ewi "oil." Olive branch as a token of peace is from 14c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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