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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Worse yet, the black olive tree caterpillar also feeds on these galls caused by the mites, accelerating staining through its droppings.
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Take The Garden of the Broken-Hearted (2026), a new work by British Ethiopian artist Theo Eshetu in which a live olive tree is mounted on a rotating dais, while a video of the tree in nature is projected onto it.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Mix plant heights by pairing a tall olive tree with medium-height ferns and low seasonal flowers.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
There is one olive tree full of silver fruit.
—Traci Brimhall, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
Take The Garden of the Broken-Hearted (2026), a new work by British Ethiopian artist Theo Eshetu in which a live olive tree is mounted on a rotating dais, while a video of the tree in nature is projected onto it.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Mix plant heights by pairing a tall olive tree with medium-height ferns and low seasonal flowers.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
There is one olive tree full of silver fruit.
—Traci Brimhall, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for olive tree
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“Olive tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20tree. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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