wild olive

American  

noun

1. any tree resembling the olive in structure or fruit.

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wild olive British  

noun

1. any of various trees or shrubs that resemble the olive tree or bear olive-like fruits, esp the oleaster

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Etymology

Origin of wild olive

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Estimated to be between 3,000 and 4,000 years old, it's one of the oldest specimens of wild olive on the island.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

South Africa’s cave openings can be hard to spot, but many have wild olive and white stinkwood trees growing near them.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2016

The Serra de Tramunta rose behind me, a towering limestone mountain covered in wild olive trees, pines and rosemary.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015

Everywhere we saw trees heavy with fruit, and a robust species of wild olive trees locals call ullastres.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2012

A wild olive tree marked the end of the thicket, which must have been fed from an underground tributary of the Tarim River.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri