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ˈolive-ˌwood
1. The wood of the common olive, Olea europæa; used in ornamental work.
1718Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to Abbé Conti 19 May, There are others of mother of pearl and olive wood inlaid. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 294 Olive wood is beautifully veined, and has an agreeable smell. 1888Pall Mall G. 6 Sept. 10/1 The manufacture..of objects of devotion in mother-of-pearl and olive-wood.
2. Any tree of the genus Elæodendron (family Celastraceæ), furnishing an ornamental wood.
1866in Treas. Bot. |