zeytûn — meaning in English

English meaning

• olive noun A small oval fruit, usually eaten pickled or pressed for its oil, that grows on a Mediterranean tree.

Senses

zeytûn is used for these senses in English:

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

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.