adj.
1.of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive olive n.
1.small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree
2.evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere
3.hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree
4.one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
5.a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
Idiom of the Day
break the back of (something)
to reduce the power of something
The company tried very hard to break the back of the union.