2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so
called from the form. See {Oliva}.
(b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
3.
(a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
(b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}.
5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
{Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[ae]agnus} ({E.
angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
{Olive branch}.
(a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
(b) Fig.: A child.
{Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green.
{Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
{Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
{Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite.
{Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.