olive tree
noun
: a tree on which olives (small, egg-shaped black or green fruit that is used as food or for making oil) grow
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The 18-year-old exhibit just reopened after closing down for three months for updates that included theatrical lighting, new interactive components such as a giant olive tree and an ancillary garden filled with edible fruit trees and herbs.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Much later, under French rule in the late 1800s and in the decades of independence that followed, olive tree cultivation expanded even more—a tradition sustained largely by women, historically the family breadwinners.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Heroes include Night Cap, a warm-spicy gourmand, as well as Salted Muse, which taps sea salt, pink pepper and olive tree accord.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Across from the town hall is an olive tree, which some locals estimate to be around 600 to 800 years old.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Much later, under French rule in the late 1800s and in the decades of independence that followed, olive tree cultivation expanded even more—a tradition sustained largely by women, historically the family breadwinners.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Heroes include Night Cap, a warm-spicy gourmand, as well as Salted Muse, which taps sea salt, pink pepper and olive tree accord.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Across from the town hall is an olive tree, which some locals estimate to be around 600 to 800 years old.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Olive tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20tree. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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