black olive
a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
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How to use black olive in a sentence
This watermelon, feta, and black olive salad recipe from Nigella Lawson reminds me of that.
Watermelon, Feta and black olive Saladby Nigella Lawson The star chef combines improbable ingredients that beguile the palate.
The courtesans of the temple crowded by hundreds along the paths of black olive trees.
Ancient Manners | Pierre LouysUse the end of a small black olive for the center of daisies, and carrots for the leaves.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkinsblack olive tree (Terminalia buceras) belongs in the south Florida group, and the wood is exceedingly hard and heavy.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
The bush-tit feeds largely on insects that destroy grape-vines and on the black olive scale.
Checking the Waste | Mary Huston Gregory
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