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 new restaurant’s name comes from the Arabic word zaytun, which means olive or olive tree — a symbol of peace.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the care of head gardener Said Bouhit, Dar Ahlam’s little paradise provided vegetables, fruit, and herbs for my lunch under an olive tree, and also demonstrated organic-gardening techniques for oasis residents to learn and take home—a hopeful gesture in a project of long-term renewal.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
One lonely black olive tree will say farewell to Las Olas Boulevard on Thursday, leaving only 14 standing until their day too comes.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s a row of bird of paradise plants that her next door neighbors planted on the same side of the yard, near her fruitless olive tree, that are striking above a selection of succulents and cactus.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the care of head gardener Said Bouhit, Dar Ahlam’s little paradise provided vegetables, fruit, and herbs for my lunch under an olive tree, and also demonstrated organic-gardening techniques for oasis residents to learn and take home—a hopeful gesture in a project of long-term renewal.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
One lonely black olive tree will say farewell to Las Olas Boulevard on Thursday, leaving only 14 standing until their day too comes.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s a row of bird of paradise plants that her next door neighbors planted on the same side of the yard, near her fruitless olive tree, that are striking above a selection of succulents and cactus.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Olive tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20tree. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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