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 olive tree, like the apple tree in the Garden of Eden, stands as an emblem for these times, when everything is so difficult, when all our reasoning is so clogged up and logic is turned on its head.
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Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 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
Many of the farms and mills welcome visitors to discover the native Lianolia Kerkyra olive tree, which is special.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 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
Many of the farms and mills welcome visitors to discover the native Lianolia Kerkyra olive tree, which is special.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 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 6 May. 2026.
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