black olive
black olive · black olives
An olive picked after it has ripenedAn olive picked after it has ripened; as opposed to a green olive which is picked before ripening.
» Black olives add a flavorful touch to salads.
Meaning
2 sensesAn olive picked after it has ripened; as opposed to a green olive which is picked before ripening.
Terminalia buceras, a tree of the Caribbean.
More definitions
- olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
Examples
8 sentencesBlack olives add a flavorful touch to salads.
Black olives and feta cheese adorned the salad.
Black olives and feta cheese made a delicious salad.
Black olives and feta cheese make a tasty combination.
This is a black olive.
Translations
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil:ripe olive