olive adj : of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive (noun)
1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
2: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits [syn: European olive tree, Olea europaea]
3: hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
4: one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
5: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation