- [countable]
a small green or black fruit with a strong taste, which is eaten or used for its oil Topics Foodb1油橄榄;齐墩果;橄榄 - (also olive tree)[countable]
a tree on which olives grow 橄榄树 olive groves 橄榄树丛
- (also olive green)[uncountable]
a grey-green colour 橄榄绿 More Like This Colour compoundsColour compoundsTopics Colours and Shapesc1
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, from elaion ‘oil’.