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   oil refinery
         n 1: a refinery for petroleum [syn: {oil refinery}, {petroleum
               refinery}]

English Dictionary: Olea europaea by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Olea europaea
n
  1. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
    Synonym(s): olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. [?]. See
      {Oil}.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[91]a}) with small oblong or
                  elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
                  oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated
                  for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
                  are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown
                  and beautifully variegated.
            (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
                  cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil
                  is pressed from its flesh.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so
                  called from the form. See {Oliva}.
            (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
  
      3.
            (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
                  yellowish, or tawny green.
            (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
                  green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
  
      4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}.
  
      5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
            cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
  
      Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
               formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
               brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
               crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
  
      {Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[91]agnus} ({E.
            angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
            Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
  
      {Olive branch}.
            (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
                  peace.
            (b) Fig.: A child.
  
      {Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green.
  
      {Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
            olive.
  
      {Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
            olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
            the arts.
  
      {Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite.
  
      {Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
            stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
            or less resembling the olive.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
      {Olive}, {Oil}.] (Bot.)
      (a) The wild olive tree ({Olea Europea}, var. sylvestris).
      (b) Any species of the genus {El[91]agus}. See {Eleagnus}.
            The small silvery berries of the common species
            ({El[91]agnus hortensis}) are called {Trebizond dates},
            and are made into cakes by the Arabs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Trumpeter \Trump"et*er\, n.
      1. One who sounds a trumpet.
  
      2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
  
                     These men are good trumpeters.            --Bacon.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South
                  American birds of the genus {Psophia}, especially {P.
                  crepitans}, which is abundant, and often domesticated
                  and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
                  allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.
                  Called also {agami}, and {yakamik}.
            (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
            (c) An American swan ({Olor buccinator}) which has a very
                  loud note.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A large edible fish ({Latris hecateia}) of the
            family {Cirrhitid[91]}, native of Tasmania and New
            Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
            pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
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