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olive | American Dictionary

olive
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈɑl·ɪv/
a small, oval fruit eaten raw or cooked or pressed to make oil, or the evergreen tree on which this fruit grows
Olive is also a dark, yellow-green color.

Examples of olive

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The others grew grain as well as grapes and olives.
Studies on self and cross pollination of olives under varying temperature conditions.
Both cultivated grapes and olives, and both participated in the market for agricultural labour and in the rental market for land.
Branches that received supplemental pollination produced 98 % more olives, and had 58 % fewer shotberries than did branches in the control rows.
Four of these women grew only grapes or olives, again suggesting that they were likely to specialize in the production of market crops.
Second, more women than men specialized in the production of crops, such as wine and olives, which were frequently sold on the market.
The lengths of a subsample of 25 small and 25 large olives were measured to confirm the visual categorization.
Where olives with hosts were offered, the fly larvae were at a suitable stage for parasitoid oviposition (second and third instars).
Tree crops like olives and pistachios are a conspicuous and eye-pleasing part of the project area.
On the other hand, smaller varieties and oil olives (which are not watered to the same extent) should prove more amenable to biological control using these species.
Upon receipt, the parasitoids were placed in a 45r45r45 cm cage that was freely provisioned with fly-infested olives, water, and a honey-water solution (50% by volume).
The cost of gathering the olives is made up of 80 % of the expenses of manual labour and 70 % of the variable costs.
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The new instruments work in the way oil is pressed from olives.
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We are also of the opinion that protective import duties on olives should be removed.
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What has been most affected is production in terms of fruit, olives, plants, flowers and crops.
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