malus vs olive

malus

noun
  • A plant of the genus Malus (the apples). 

  • The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance. 

  • A penalty or negative thing. 

olive

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

  • 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 wood of the olive tree. 

  • 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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