olive oil

Olive oil — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

olive oil — 1> оливковое или прованское масло …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

olive oil — оливковое, прованское масло …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Olive oil — Not to be confused with the cartoon character Olive Oyl. Olive oil A bottle of olive oil Fat composition Saturated fats Palmitic acid: 7.5–20.0% Steari …   Wikipedia

olive oil — an oil expressed from the olive fruit, used in cooking, in salad dressings, in medicine, etc. [1765 75] * * * …   Universalium

olive oil — noun Date: circa 1741 a pale yellow to yellowish green nondrying oil obtained from olives and used chiefly as a salad oil and in cooking …   New Collegiate Dictionary

olive oil — See under oil …   Medical dictionary

olive oil — оливковое, прованское масло оливковое или прованское масло …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

olive-oil — n прованское масло …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

olive oil — noun A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids. Syn: sweet oil See Also: old oil …   Wiktionary