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ol·ive
/ ˈäləv/
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n.
1.
a small oval fruit with a hard pit and bitter flesh, green when unripe and brownish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil.
2.
(also olive tree)
the widely cultivated evergreen tree (Olea europaea) that yields this fruit, native to warm regions of the Old World. The
olive family (Oleaceae) also includes the ash, lilac, jasmine, and privet.
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used in names of other trees that are related to the olive, resemble it, or bear similar fruit, e.g.,
Russian olive.
3.
(also olive green)
a grayish-green color like that of an unripe olive.
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adj.
grayish-green, like an unripe olive.
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(of the complexion) yellowish brown; sallow.
ORIGIN: Middle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil.’
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Olives are just waiting for a cure
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; 10/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...center provides the olives, or at least, 40 olive trees for students...turned nearly all olive trees into their...injecting eggs into olives that will eventually...There's so many olive trees and I like olives so I thought it would...
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OLIVE MY LOVE; These Mediterranean treats come in a variety of colors, sizes and tastes -- and more people are trying them all.(Taste)
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union; 5/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...loaded with 19 kinds of olives, the Alexandros and Aglio and olive mixes. They're self...creating a juicier olive. But pitted olives get mushier. His best...planet's 800 million olive trees still are. Raw olives are too bitter to eat...
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Olives are branching out. (their use in cooking is growing)(On Food) (Column)
Magazine article from: Nation's Restaurant News; 4/26/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...and Italian olives. Not only olives but also olive pastes and similar olive...with picholine and nicoise olives. Olive paste in a sandwich is featured...sun-dried tomato and black olive crostini. Olives have joined sun-dried tomatoes...
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OLIVES; From tiny arbequinas to giant hondroelias, shoppers are making specialty olives the perfect choice for holiday entertaining.(FOOD)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 12/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...terrines, the olive adventurer can scoop up fat pitted olives stuffed with garlic...When we first put olive bars in (Whole...stores), sales on olives doubled or tripled...Jalapeno-stuffed olives. That's not what a real olive is. I love that...
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Olive Garden Introduces New Signature Dishes; Restaurant Offers New Recipes and Photos for the At-Home Chef.
PR Newswire; 6/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...chicken breast marinated in olive oil, lemon and garlic, and...and a red- pepper-infused olive oil imported from Italy...red bell peppers, Kalamata olives, onions, basil and garlic. Chicken Castellina: Olive Garden brings back this popular...
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Olives Become Popular Crop in Paso Robles, Calif., Area.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...now becoming the hot spot for another trendy crop -- olive trees. Olives do well in the North County for the same reason vineyards...Patricia Darragh, executive director of the California Olive Oil Council, based in Berkeley. "If it's a good...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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OLIVE OIL SALES REALLY SIZZLING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/29/1996; 700+ words
; ...not so subtle differences in olive oils. Just like wines, each olive oil has its own unique character...by the particular variety of olives used, the growing region and...oil. Among oils, only the olive offers a variety of natural...
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Olive Fruit Fly Backgrounder From the California Olive Oil Council.
PR Newswire; 8/16/2002; 700+ words
; BERKELEY, Calif. -- The spread of the Olive Fruit Fly across California since 1998 has become a source of increasing apprehension to olive growers, olive oil producers, and consumers. As is the case in Europe...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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OLIVES STUD MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA.(Food)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 5/19/1997; 697 words
; ...Mediterranean cuisine. Along with olive oil, olives are the essence of cuisine...brine. To store dry-cured olives, coat with olive oil and store in an airtight...anchovies, herbs and, of course, olives and olive oil - make up the topping...
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The olive-pepper-tomato trio
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 7/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...cooks use black olives to add punch to...vegetables dressed with olive oil and lemon juice...marinate large green olives with roasted red...extra virgin olive oil and hot red...nutritionists claim that olives are even more healthful than olive oil because they...
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Olives
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Olives The olive tree boasts two prizes —...grown; some produce only table olives, and others are cultivated for olive oil. Italy and Spain lead world...in consumption of both table olives and olive oil. California has also become...
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Olive Oil
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...commercial producers of olives and olive oil. Greece is close...wineries are planting olives to offset poor wine...harvests. Ironically, olive trees were planted...requires 2,000 olives. The only added...ingredient in extra virgin olive oil is the warm water...
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Olive Family (Oleaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Mediterranean native produces olives and olive oil. Italy and Greece are the...food, and for burning in lamps. Olive trees are especially well-known in Italy and Greece, where olives and olive oil have been used in the cuisine...
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olive
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Both green and ripe olives are treated with lye...then packed in brine. Olive wood, hard and close...Deluge was the branch of olive brought back by the dove, and a dove bearing an olive branch has also been...as a symbol of peace. Olives are classified in the...
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Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. Corner of Cucumber & Vine P.O. Box 609 Mount Olive, North Carolina 28365 U.S.A. Telephone...Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. is America ’...
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