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• Olive ridley sea turtle — An olive ridley in Tamil Nadu, India Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Olive branch — For other uses, see Olive branch (disambiguation). An olive branch The olive branch in Western culture, derived from the customs of Ancient Greece, symbolizes peace or victory and was worn by brides. Contents …   Wikipedia

• olive — /ol iv/, n. 1. an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit. Cf. olive family. 2. the fruit of this tree, a small oval drupe, eaten as a relish and used as a source of oil. 3. Also… …   Universalium

• Olive — /ol iv/, n. a female given name. * * * Subtropical, broad leaved tree (Olea europaea) or its edible fruit. The olive was being grown on the island of Crete с 3500 BC, and Semitic peoples apparently were cultivating it as early as 3000 BC. Its… …   Universalium

• olive branch — /ˈɒləv bræntʃ / (say oluhv branch) noun 1. a branch of the olive tree (an emblem of peace). 2. anything offered in token of peace: *Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter s gun. –blanche d alpuget, 1982. 3. World War I… …  

• Olive-tree —    Is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive branch to Noah (Gen. 8:11). It is mentioned among the most notable trees of Palestine, where it was cultivated long before the time of the Hebrews (Deut. 6:11; 8:8).… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• olive — ol·ive || É‘lɪv / É’l n. evergreen tree having slender silvery leaves and bearing small ovoid fruits (usually in Mediterranean climates); edible fruit of the olive tree which is pressed for oil and pickled for food; dull yellowish green color… …   English contemporary dictionary

• olive hole — noun : a hole in a jeweled watch bearing whose sharp corners have been ground off to reduce the friction between the sides of the hole and the pivot that turns in it …   Useful english dictionary

• wild olive — noun erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit • Syn: ↑Elaeagnus latifolia • Hypernyms: ↑oleaster * * * noun 1. : oleaster 2 2. : any of various trees that resemble the olive or ha …   Useful english dictionary

• wild olive — n. any of various trees resembling the olive or bearing olivelike fruits, as the Russian olive …   English World dictionary

• fear the Greeks bearing gifts — The saying is often used allusively. The original Latin version is also quoted: VIRGIL Aeneid II. 49 timeo Danaos, et dona ferentes, I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts (said by Laocoön as a warning to the Trojans not to admit the wooden… …   Proverbs new dictionary