lilac vs olive

lilac

noun
  • A flower of the lilac shrub. 

  • A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. 

  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. 

adj
  • Having a pale purple colour. 

olive

noun
  • The wood of the olive tree. 

  • An oystercatcher, a shore bird. 

  • A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive. 

  • Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape. 

  • A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. 

  • The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). 

  • A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal. 

  • A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked. 

  • An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata. 

adj
  • Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. 

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