olive
/ˈɑlɪv/
adjective
- Of a yellowish-green or brownish-green color.
- The car was a dull olive, almost blending into the trees.
- She wore an olive sweater that brought out her eyes.
- He bought olive paint for the garden shed.
noun
- A small, oval fruit with a pit, typically green when unripe and black when ripe, used for food and oil.
- She added sliced olives to the salad for extra flavor.
- The tree in their backyard produces hundreds of olives every year.
- He snacked on a bowl of green olives while watching the game.
- A tree that produces olives, native to the Mediterranean region.
- Olives thrive in warm, sunny climates with well-drained soil.
- They planted a row of olives along the driveway.
- The ancient olive in the village square is over a thousand years old.
- A yellowish-green or brownish-green color, like that of an unripe olive.
- She painted her kitchen walls a soft olive.
- The soldier's uniform was a dull olive.
- He chose an olive for the curtains to match the earthy tones in the room.