olive

olive is a 5-letter English word with 15 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
4. noun. The oyster catcher.
5. noun. The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
6. noun. One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
7. noun. An olivary body. See under Olivary.
8. noun. A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
9. adjective. Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
10. noun. a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
11. noun. one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
12. noun. hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
13. noun. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
14. noun. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
15. adjective. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in olive:

ovile, voile

Common word forms

olived, oliver, olives, oliveness

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