Definition of olive

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • olive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • olive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • olive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of olive


  • evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. european olive tree
    2. olea europaea
  • a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation (noun)
  • hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork (noun)
  • of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive (adjective)
  • one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish (noun)
  • small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil (noun)

See definition of olive in Merriam Webster