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olive oil

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • olive oil — оливковое масло …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

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