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1. Olive
   The olive is an evergreen tree native to Asia.
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2. Olive
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3. olive
   [adj] - of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive 2. [n] - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree 3. [n] - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere 4. [n] - hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree 5. [n] - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish 6. [n] - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
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4. Olive
   Operational code name for the Allied assault on the Gothic Line, Italy - August 1944
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5. Olive
   A brass or copper compression ring used in compression couplings.
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6. Olive
   Olive: In neuroanatomy, a rounded oval prominence on the surface of the medulla oblongata in the brain. There are two olives, corresponding to the two olivary bodies, one on each side of the medulla oblongata. Nerve fibers in the olivopontocerebellar pathway connect the olives to the pons and cerebellum. Also called the oliva (plural: olivae).
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7. olive
   a small oval fruit,having a hard stone and bitter flesh,green when unripe and bluish black when ripe Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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8. olive
   Yellow-green, fine-grained timber with a wavy, mottled grain. It was introduced to Britain from Spain and Italy in the second half of the 17thC and used mainly for its decorative quality, particularly in ornamental veneers.
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9. Olive
   Ol"ive noun [ French, from Latin oliva , akin to Greek .... See Oil .] 1. (Botany) (a) A tree ( Olea Europæa ) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifu …
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10. Olive
    Ol"ive adjective Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
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11. olive
    1. <botany> A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. The fruit of the olive. It has been much imp …
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12. olive
    adjective of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
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13. olive
    noun a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
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14. olive
    noun one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
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15. olive
    European olive tree noun evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
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16. Olive
    The `Olive` (`Olea europaea`) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Syria and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.
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17. Olive
    The `Olive` (`Olea europaea`) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Syria and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.
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18. olive
    (ol´iv) the tree Olea europaea or its fruit. a rounded elevation lateral to the upper part of each pyramid of the medulla oblongata; it is formed by the inferior olivary complex just beneath its surface and is linked by fiber systems to the pons and cerebellum. Called also olivary body.
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19. Olive
    • (a.) Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. • (n.) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. Th...
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20. olive
    (from the article `ear, human`) Some fibres from the ventral cochlear nucleus pass across the midline to the cells of the superior olivary complex, whereas others make connection ... From the superior olivary complex, a region in the medulla oblongata, there arises also a fibre tract called the olivocochlear bundle. It constitutes ... ...
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21. olive
    (from the article `olive`) The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar to the peach or plum. Within the stone are one or two seeds. Olives tend to have maximum ...
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22. olive
    (Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), subtropical, broad-leaved, evergreen tree and its edible fruit. The tree, ranging in height from 3 to 12 metres ... [4 related articles]
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23. Olive
    Olive is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `the fruit of the olive tree` Where is it used? The name Olive is mainly used In English.See also In English: Olivette (F) From Old English. Olive appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 999. The name reached the top-100 3 times. 1890 was a `top year` for the name Olive. (Based on 128 y
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24. olive
    olive 1. The oil tree, Olea europaea, of the Oleaceae. Its fruit yields olive oil, a fixed oil that consists chiefly of olein and palmitin; and is used as a nutritive food; in medicine as a laxative, as an emolient external application to wounds or burns, and as an ingredient of liniments and ointments. 2. An ovoid device small enough to fit on the ...
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