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'olive' - used as an adjective
1. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

'olive' - used as a noun
2. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
3. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
4. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
5. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
6. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
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