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olive | tapenade |

As a proper noun olive

is .

As a noun tapenade is

a , and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an [[hors d'œuvre.

olive

English

(wikipedia olive)

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.

    • Derived terms

    * black olive * green olive * olive branch * olive crown * olive drab * olive green * olive grove * olive oil * olivey * queen olive * Russian olive * wild olive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * oleaster * olivenite * olivewood * Olivia * olivine

    See also

    * * Castile soap * Gethsemane *

    References

    Anagrams

    * English refractory feminine rhymes ----

    tapenade

    English

    (wikipedia tapenade)

    Noun

  • A , and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an [[hors d'œuvre.