Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 1 compound words that contain olives. The most common are listed below. Open olives in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- Mount of OlivesA mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.
- black olivesplural of black olive: An olive picked after it has ripened; as opposed to a green olive which is picked before ripening.
- beef olivesplural of beef olive: Thinly sliced beef wrapped around a savoury filling.
- green olivesplural of green olive: An olive picked before it has ripened; as opposed to a black olive which is picked after ripening.
- autumn olivesplural of autumn olive: A deciduous oleaster of species Elaeagnus umbellata, natively found in Asia and invasive to parts of Europe and the United States.
- Bohemian olivesplural of Bohemian olive: Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia).
- Chinese olivesplural of Chinese olive: The olive-shaped fruit of a Chinese tree, Canarium album, usually eaten dried or its seed eaten as a nut.
- dwarf olivesplural of dwarf olive: Any of the sea snails of the genus Olivella.
- mock olivesplural of mock olive: A green plum pickled in vinegar.
- queen olivesplural of queen olive: A superior kind of olive grown in Spain. It is large and oblong, with a small but long pit and a delicate flavour, and is cured when green.
- Russian olivesplural of Russian olive: An oleaster, Elaeagnus angustifolia.
- sand olivesplural of sand olive: A shrub ranging from South Africa to New Zealand, Dodonaea angustifolia or Dodonaea thunbergii.
- tea olivesplural of tea olive: a shrub or tree of the species Osmanthus fragrans, native to east Asia and prized for its fragrant flowers
- wild olivesplural of wild olive: Any of several species resembling a typical olive tree from plant families some of which are only very distantly related.
- netted olivesplural of netted olive: Oliva reticularis, a species of sea snail.
- kalamata olivesplural of kalamata olive: A small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil.
- Niçoise olivesplural of Niçoise olive: A dark olive of a cultivar grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice and the Riviera di Ponente, Italy.
- oil of olivesOlive oil.
Compound words 1
- microlivesplural of microlife: Microorganisms collectively.