Olive vs. Branch

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.

Branchnoun

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Branchnoun

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

Branchnoun

A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.

Branchnoun

(geometry) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.

Branchnoun

A location of an organization with several locations.

Branchnoun

A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.

Branchnoun

(Mormonism) A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.

Branchnoun

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

Branchnoun

(nautical) A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

Branchnoun

(computer architecture) A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.

Branchnoun

(computing) A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.

Branchnoun

(rail transport) A branch line.

Branchverb

(intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

Branchverb

(intransitive) To produce branches.

Branchverb

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

Branchverb

To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

Branchnoun

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

Branchnoun

Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.

Branchnoun

Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.

Branchnoun

One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.

Branchnoun

A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.

Branchnoun

A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.

Branchadjective

Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.

Branchverb

To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.

Branchverb

To divide into separate parts or subdivision.

Branchverb

To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in.

Branchverb

To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs.

Branchnoun

an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;

Branchnoun

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

Branchnoun

a part of a forked or branching shape;

Branchnoun

a natural consequence of development

Branchnoun

a stream or river connected to a larger one

Branchnoun

any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;

Branchverb

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures;

Branchverb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;

Branchnoun

a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough

Branchnoun

a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the main part of a river, road, railway, etc.

Branchnoun

a division or office of a large business or organization, operating locally or having a particular function

Branchnoun

a conceptual subdivision of a family, subject, group of languages, etc.

Branchverb

(of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions

Branchverb

diverge from the main route or part

Branchverb

extend or expand one's activities or interests in a new direction

Branchverb

(of a tree or plant) bear or send out branches

Branch

A branch (UK: or UK: , US: ) or tree branch (sometimes referred to in botany as a ramus) is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub). Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.