olive

olive
noun

a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil
橄榄
■(Anatomy)each of a pair of smooth, oval swellings in the medulla oblongata
(剖)橄榄体
■a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed
炖牛肉卷
(亦作olive tree)the small evergreen tree which yields this fruit, native to warm regions of the Old World. It has slender leathery leaves with silvery undersides and is widely cultivated
油橄榄，齐墩果
Olea europaea, family Oleaceae (the olive family). This family also includes the ash, lilac, jasmine, and privet
拉丁名Olea europaea，木犀科。该科还包括梣、丁香、茉莉和女贞
■used in names of other trees which are related to the olive, resemble it, or bear similar fruit, e.g. Russian olive
似橄榄的（用于其他与橄榄有亲缘关系的树名，如Russian olive沙枣）
(亦作 olive green)[mass noun]a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive
橄榄绿
a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint
（垫在螺母下拧紧以形成密封的）橄榄环
(亦作 olive shell)a marine mollusc with a smooth, roughly cylindrical shell which is typically brightly coloured
橄榄贝
Genus Oliva, family Olividae, class Gastropoda
枕螺属，枕螺科，腹足纲

adjective

语源

Middle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion 'oil'

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