olives

noun

1. 1.A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
2. 2.The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
3. 3.The wood of the olive tree.
4. 4.A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
5. 5.An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.