Noun

(en noun)

A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.

* 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:

Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot , which has a subtle green light all its own.

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Noun

(en noun)

An evergreen tree, , cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

The wood of the olive tree.

A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

(anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.

A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.

(cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.

a beef olive

olives of veal

Any shell of the genus and allied genera; so called from the shape.

(UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.