wild olive


noun
  1. any tree resembling the olive in structure or fruit.

Origin of wild olive

1
First recorded in 1800–10

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British Dictionary definitions for wild olive

wild olive

noun
  1. any of various trees or shrubs that resemble the olive tree or bear olive-like fruits, esp the oleaster

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