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Definition of Olivelike
1. Adjective. Resembling an olive.
Definition of Olivelike
1. Adjective. Resembling or characteristic of an olive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olivelike
Literary usage of Olivelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1918)
"Pistachio nuts, the stones of the olivelike fruit of the tree, are valued for
their bright green, oily kernels, the delicious flavor of which makes them ..."
2. The World and Its People by Larkin Dunton (1896)
"These steamers carry on an exchange of European goods for ivory, palm oil, and
butter from the olivelike seeds of the butter tree. ..."
3. The Ideal Theory of Berkeley, and the Real World: Free Thoughts on Berkeley by Thomas Hughes (1865)
"There will be always some Minerva in philosophy to test and lead the human
intellect to some olivelike freshness, progress, and victory. ..."
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