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 architect was able to add square footage, storage and natural light to a home on a tight triangular lot — while preserving an enormous olive tree that shades the home. —Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024

This idea inspired designers to feature a 50-year-old olive tree in the main area. —Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

Spread across the 1,000-acre property are thousands of olive trees, thanks to Calilo’s Elektra olive tree project, which has planted over 60,000 olive trees to restore the habitat that had been burned by wildfire and land deforestation. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2023

At the end of the exhibition you are invited to write a wish on a white card and affix it to a potted olive tree. —Emily Labarge, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024

Likewise, a short pro-Hamas propaganda sketch posted on TikTok purports to show a bearded fighter asleep under an olive tree after a night of prayer. —Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2023

At just 5 pounds, the fake olive tree comes in a 4.5-by-5-inch pot that can be swapped out for a more aesthetic one. —Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2024

Set behind walls and gates, the property’s petite front yard is shaded by a mature olive tree. —James McClain, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024

The blanket laid beneath this olive tree is where the women had been praying. —Marc Lacey, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023