ελιά — meaning in English

English meaning

• mole noun A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.
• olive noun A small oval fruit, usually eaten pickled or pressed for its oil, that grows on a Mediterranean tree.

Senses

ελιά is used for these senses in English:

• mole A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
• olive tree An evergreen tree, Olea europaea, that produces olives as fruit.

mole — full definition

1. noun A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.
2. noun A small burrowing mammal with tiny eyes and large digging paws.
3. noun A spy who has secretly infiltrated an organization to pass on its secrets.
4. noun (chemistry) The standard unit for measuring an amount of a substance.

olive — full definition

1. noun A small oval fruit, usually eaten pickled or pressed for its oil, that grows on a Mediterranean tree.
2. noun The tree itself, cultivated for thousands of years around the Mediterranean.
3. adj A dull, yellowish-green colour, like an unripe olive.

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