Oak vs. Olive

Oaknoun

(countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.

Oaknoun

(uncountable) The wood of the oak.

Oaknoun

A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.

Oaknoun

Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.

Oaknoun

Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.

Oaknoun

The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae

Oaknoun

Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae

Oaknoun

Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae

Oaknoun

Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae

Oaknoun

Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.

Oaknoun

The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase "to sport one's oak").

Oaknoun

(wine) The flavor of oak.

Oakadjective

having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.

Oakadjective

made of oak wood or timber

Oakverb

To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Oaknoun

Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain.

Oaknoun

The strong wood or timber of the oak.

Oaknoun

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

Oaknoun

a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves;

Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin ) of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks.

Olivenoun

An tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

Olivenoun

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Olivenoun

The wood of the olive tree.

Olivenoun

A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

Olivenoun

(anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.

Olivenoun

A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.

Olivenoun

(cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.

Olivenoun

Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.

Olivenoun

An oystercatcher, a shore bird.

Oliveadjective

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

Olivenoun

A tree (Olea Europæa) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.

Olivenoun

Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; - so called from the form. See Oliva.

Olivenoun

The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

Olivenoun

An olivary body. See under Olivary.

Olivenoun

A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.

Oliveadjective

Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

Olivenoun

small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

Olivenoun

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

Olivenoun

hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

Olivenoun

one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

Olivenoun

a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

Oliveadjective

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

Olivenoun

a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil

Olivenoun

the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World.

Olivenoun

used in names of other trees which are related to the olive, resemble it, or bear similar fruit, e.g. Russian olive.

Olivenoun

a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive

Olivenoun

a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed.

Olivenoun

a marine mollusc with a smooth, roughly cylindrical shell which is typically brightly coloured.

Olivenoun

each of a pair of smooth, oval swellings in the medulla oblongata.

Olivenoun

a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint.

Oliveadjective

greyish-green

Oliveadjective

(of the complexion) yellowish-brown; sallow

Olive

The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning , is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. The species is cultivated in all the countries of the Mediterranean, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, North and South America and South Africa.