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Noun olive has 5 senses

olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
--₁ is a kind of fruit
--₁ is a part of olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea
--₁ has substance: olive oil
olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
--₂ is a kind of olive tree
--₂ is a member of Olea, genus Olea
--₂ has parts: olive; olive
olive - hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
--₃ is a kind of wood
--₃ is a substance of olive tree
olive - one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
--₄ is a kind of relish; drupe, stone fruit
--₄ is a part of olive, European olive tree, Olea europaea
--₄ has particulars: black olive, ripe olive; green olive
olive - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
--₅ is a kind of chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
--₅ has particulars: olive drab