Толковый словарь английского языка - olive
Olive
olive
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia Date: 13th century 1. 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, any of various shrubs and trees resembling the ~, any of several colors resembling that of the unripe fruit of the ~ tree that are yellowish green, an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata, II. adjective Date: 1657 of the color ~ or ~ green, approaching ~ in color or complexion
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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
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