English Dictionary: Olea europaea | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |