plural olives
1
a
: a small, egg-shaped black or green fruit that is used as food or for making oil
a sauce made with chopped olives
b
: a tree on which olives grow
called also olive tree
2
: a yellowish-green color
Does the suit come in olive?
called also olive green
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“Olive.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/olive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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