green olive

noun

An olive picked before it has ripened; as opposed to a black olive which is picked after ripening.

Meanings

noungreen olive (plural green olives)

plural green olives

  1. An olive picked before it has ripened; as opposed to a black olive which is picked after ripening.

Translations

Catalan oliva verda
  • oliva verdaolive picked before it has ripened
Chinese Mandarin 綠橄欖 /绿橄榄
  • 綠橄欖 /绿橄榄 (lǜgǎnlǎn)olive picked before it has ripened
Finnish vihreä oliivi
  • vihreä oliiviolive picked before it has ripened
French olive verte
  • olive verteolive picked before it has ripened
Polish zielona oliwka
  • zielona oliwkaolive picked before it has ripened
Turkish yeşil zeytin
  • yeşil zeytinolive picked before it has ripened
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APA

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Chicago

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