(ol′iv) noun
1. An evergreen tree (Olea europaea) with leathery leaves, hard yellow wood, and an oily fruit.
2. The fruit of the olive tree.
3. A dull, medium yellowish-green color, like that of the unripe olive: also called olive green.
4. An olive branch.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to the olive.
2. Having a dull yellowish-green color. [<OF <L oliva an olive]
OLIVE
a. Flowering branch.
b. Floret.
c. Olive (fruit).

(ol′iv)
See OLIVIA.