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olive
The small oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten as food or pressed for oil. Also refers to the tree itself.
Etymology
From English "olive." The word names both the tree and its fruit.
Common collocations
- オリーブオイル: olive oil
- オリーブの実: olive fruit
- オリーブの木: olive tree
- 黒オリーブ: black olive
- グリーンオリーブ: green olive
- エキストラバージンオリーブオイル: extra virgin olive oil
Cultural note
小豆島 in 香川県 is Japan's main olive-growing region, where cultivation began in 1908. Olive products are a regional specialty, and the island's olive groves are a popular tourist attraction.