c.1200, "olive tree," from O.Fr. olive, from L. oliva "olive, olive tree," from Gk. elaia "olive tree, olive," probably from the same Aegean language (perhaps Cretan) as Armenian ewi "oil." Applied to the fruit or berry of the tree in Eng. from 1382. Olive branch as a token of peace is from c.1330.
a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking Example: He put an olive in her cocktail; (also adjective) an olive tree; olive oil
Arabic:
ثَمَر الزَّيْتون
Chinese (Simplified):
橄榄
Chinese (Traditional):
橄欖
Czech:
oliva; olivový
Danish:
oliven; oliven-
Dutch:
olijf
Estonian:
oliiv
Finnish:
oliivi
French:
(d')olive
German:
die Olive, Oliven…
Greek:
ελιά
Hungarian:
olajbogyó
Icelandic:
ólífa
Indonesian:
zaitun
Italian:
oliva; d'oliva, *olivo*
Japanese:
オリーブの実
Korean:
올리브 열매
Latvian:
olīva
Lithuanian:
alyva
Norwegian:
oliven
Polish:
oliwka
Portuguese (Brazil):
oliva, azeitona
Portuguese (Portugal):
azeitona
Romanian:
(de) măsline
Russian:
маслина, оливка
Slovak:
oliva; olivový
Slovenian:
oliva; oljčen
Spanish:
aceituna, oliva
Swedish:
oliv
Turkish:
zeytin
olive2[ˈoliv]noun
the tree on which it grows Example: a grove of olives
Arabic:
شَجَر الزَّيْتون
Chinese (Simplified):
橄榄树
Chinese (Traditional):
橄欖樹
Czech:
oliva
Danish:
oliventræ
Dutch:
olijfboom
Estonian:
õlipuu
Finnish:
öljypuu
French:
olivier
German:
der Olivenbaum
Greek:
ελαιόδεντρο
Hungarian:
olajfa
Icelandic:
ólífutré, *olíutré
Indonesian:
pohon zaitun
Italian:
olivo, ulivo
Japanese:
オリーブの木
Korean:
올리브 나무
Latvian:
olīvkoks
Lithuanian:
alyvmedis
Norwegian:
oliventre, oljetre
Polish:
drzewo oliwne
Portuguese (Brazil):
oliveira
Portuguese (Portugal):
oliveira
Romanian:
măslin
Russian:
маслина, олива
Slovak:
oliva
Slovenian:
oljka
Spanish:
olivo
Swedish:
olivträd
Turkish:
zeytin ağacı
olive3[ˈoliv]noun
(alsoolive-green) the brownish-green or yellowish-green colour of the fruit Example: They painted the room olive; (also adjective) She wore an olive-green hat.
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Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Olive.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol. Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See Petroleum. The vegetable oils are of two classes, essential oils (see under Essential), and natural oils which in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash. Animal oil, Bone oil, Dipple's oil, etc. (Old Chem.), a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as bones. See Bone oil, under Bone. Drying oils, Essential oils. (Chem.) See under Drying, and Essential. Ethereal oil of wine, Heavy oil of wine. (Chem.) See under Ethereal. Fixed oil. (Chem.) See under Fixed. Oil bag (Zo["o]l.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil. Oil beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the genus Meloe and allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of cantharides. Oil box, or Oil cellar (Mach.), a fixed box or reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle. Oil cake. See under Cake. Oil cock, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See Oil cup. Oil color. (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil. (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense. Oil cup, a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick, wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of oil. Oil engine, a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of petroleum. Oil gas, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. Oil gland. (a) (Zo["o]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. Oil green, a pale yellowish green, like oil. Oil of brick, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C. Oil of talc, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Oil of vitriol (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. Oil of wine, [OE]nanthic ether. See under [OE]nanthic. Oil painting. (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. Oil palm (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. El[ae]is Guineensis. See El[ae]is. Oil sardine (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian herring (Clupea scombrina), valued for its oil. Oil shark (Zo["o]l.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. Oil still, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. Oil test, a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. Oil tree. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ricinus (R. communis), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See Mahwa. (c) The oil palm. To burn the midnight oil, to study or work late at night. Volatle oils. See Essential oils, under Essential.
O"le*a\, n. [L. olive. See Olive.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the olive. Note: The Chinese Olea fragrans, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (Olea Americana) are now usually referred to another genus (Osmanthus).
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