olive 音标拼音: ['ɑləv] ['ɑlɪv]
n . 橄榄,橄榄树,橄榄色,橄榄枝
a . 黄绿色的,黄褐色的,橄榄色的
橄榄,橄榄树,橄榄色,橄榄枝黄绿色的,黄褐色的,橄榄色的
olive adj 1 :
of a yellow -
green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1 :
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree ;
important food and source of oil 2 :
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere ;
has edible shiny black fruits [
synonym : {
olive }, {
European olive tree }, {
Olea europaea }]
3 :
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree ;
used in cabinetwork 4 :
one -
seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish 5 :
a yellow -
green color of low brightness and saturation Olivary \
Ol "
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a . [
L .
olivarius belonging to olives ,
fr .
oliva an olive :
cf .
F .
olivaire .] (
Anat .)
Like an olive .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Olivary body } (
Anat .),
an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata ; --
called also {
olive }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Olive \
Ol "
ive \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
oliva ,
akin to Gr . ?.
See {
Oil }.]
1 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
A tree ({
Olea Europaea })
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any shell of the genus {
Oliva }
and allied genera ; --
so called from the form .
See {
Oliva }.
(
b )
The oyster catcher . [
Prov .
Eng .]
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Anat .)
An olivary body .
See under {
Olivary }.
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Cookery )
A small slice of meat seasoned ,
rolled up ,
and cooked ;
as ,
olives of beef or veal .
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1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Bohemian olive } (
Bot .),
a species of {
Elaeagnus } ({
Elaeagnus 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 .
{
to hold out an olive branch },
to offer to make peace (
with a rival or enemy ).
{
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 .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Olive \
Ol "
ive \,
a .
Approaching the color of the olive ;
of a peculiar dark brownish ,
yellowish ,
or tawny green .
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1913 Webster ]
colorful \
colorful \
adj .
1 .
having striking color .
Opposite of {
colorless }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
changeable ,
chatoyant ,
iridescent ,
shot }; {
deep ,
rich }; {
flaming }; {
fluorescent ,
glowing };
{
prismatic }; {
psychedelic }; {
red ,
ruddy ,
flushed ,
empurpled }]
Syn :
colourful .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
striking in variety and interest .
Opposite of {
colorless }
or {
dull }. [
Narrower terms : {
brave ,
fine ,
gay ,
glorious };
{
flamboyant ,
resplendent ,
unrestrained }; {
flashy ,
gaudy ,
jazzy ,
showy ,
snazzy ,
sporty }; {
picturesque }]
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
having color or a certain color ;
not black ,
white or grey ;
as ,
colored crepe paper .
Opposite of {
colorless }
and {
monochrome }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
tinted }; {
touched ,
tinged }; {
amber ,
brownish -
yellow ,
yellow -
brown }; {
amethyst }; {
auburn ,
reddish -
brown }; {
aureate ,
gilded ,
gilt ,
gold ,
golden };
{
azure ,
cerulean ,
sky -
blue ,
bright blue }; {
bicolor ,
bicolour ,
bicolored ,
bicoloured ,
bichrome }; {
blue ,
bluish ,
light -
blue ,
dark -
blue }; {
blushful ,
blush -
colored ,
rosy }; {
bottle -
green }; {
bronze ,
bronzy };
{
brown ,
brownish ,
dark -
brown }; {
buff }; {
canary ,
canary -
yellow }; {
caramel ,
caramel brown }; {
carnation };
{
chartreuse }; {
chestnut }; {
dun }; {
earth -
colored ,
earthlike }; {
fuscous }; {
green ,
greenish ,
light -
green ,
dark -
green }; {
jade ,
jade -
green }; {
khaki }; {
lavender ,
lilac }; {
mauve }; {
moss green ,
mosstone }; {
motley ,
multicolor ,
culticolour ,
multicolored ,
multicoloured ,
painted ,
particolored ,
particoloured ,
piebald ,
pied ,
varicolored ,
varicoloured }; {
mousy ,
mouse -
colored };
{
ocher ,
ochre }; {
olive -
brown }; {
olive -
drab }; {
olive };
{
orange ,
orangish }; {
peacock -
blue }; {
pink ,
pinkish };
{
purple ,
violet ,
purplish }; {
red ,
blood -
red ,
carmine ,
cerise ,
cherry ,
cherry -
red ,
crimson ,
ruby ,
ruby -
red ,
scarlet }; {
red ,
reddish }; {
rose ,
roseate }; {
rose -
red };
{
rust ,
rusty ,
rust -
colored }; {
snuff ,
snuff -
brown ,
snuff -
color ,
snuff -
colour ,
snuff -
colored ,
snuff -
coloured ,
mummy -
brown ,
chukker -
brown }; {
sorrel ,
brownish -
orange }; {
stone ,
stone -
gray }; {
straw -
color ,
straw -
colored ,
straw -
coloured }; {
tan }; {
tangerine };
{
tawny }; {
ultramarine }; {
umber }; {
vermilion ,
vermillion ,
cinibar ,
Chinese -
red }; {
yellow ,
yellowish };
{
yellow -
green }; {
avocado }; {
bay }; {
beige }; {
blae bluish -
black or gray -
blue )}; {
coral }; {
creamy }; {
cress green ,
cresson ,
watercress }; {
hazel }; {
honey ,
honey -
colored }; {
hued (
postnominal )}; {
magenta };
{
maroon }; {
pea -
green }; {
russet }; {
sage ,
sage -
green };
{
sea -
green }] [
Also See : {
chromatic }, {
colored }, {
dark },
{
light }.]
Syn :
colored ,
coloured ,
in color (
predicate ).
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "
olive ":
aestival ,
beryl -
green ,
berylline ,
blue -
green ,
bluish -
green ,
chartreuse ,
chloranemic ,
chlorine ,
chlorotic ,
citrine ,
citrinous ,
emerald ,
foliaged ,
glaucescent ,
glaucous ,
glaucous -
green ,
grassy ,
green ,
green as grass ,
green -
blue ,
greenish ,
greenish -
blue ,
greenish -
yellow ,
greensick ,
holly ,
ivy ,
ivy -
green ,
leafy ,
leaved ,
olivaceous ,
olive -
green ,
porraceous ,
smaragdine ,
springlike ,
summerlike ,
summery ,
verdant ,
verdurous ,
vernal ,
vernant ,
vert ,
virescent ,
yellowish -
green
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