olive treen.

Brit.

/ˈɒlɪv ˌtriː/, U.S.

/ˈɑləv ˌtri/

Forms: see olive n.¹ and tree n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive n.¹, tree n.

Etymology: < olive n.¹ + tree n.

1. = olive n.¹ 1a.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > olive tree

olivea1200

olive treec1350

oliverc1375

olive plant?1440

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 127 Þou ert þe coluere of noe Þat broute þe braunche of olyue tre.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Isa. xli. 19 I shal ȝyuen in wildernesse cedre & thorn, and myrte tree & olyue tree.

c1425 (c1400) Prymer (Cambr.) (1895) 27 (MED) Thi sones as þe newe spryngyngis of olyve trees in þe cumpas of þi boord.

c1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Coventry) (1973) 1373 (MED) Euery foule than bringeth he A grene braunche of an olive tree.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) i. 47 Berynge braunches of olyue tree in their handes, In token of peas.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lii. 8 I am like a grene olyue tre in ye house of God.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 130 Thy bairnis all sall to vertew inclyne, As fair oliue treis.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. iii. 432 If the barke of an Olive tree be slit and cut, it will receive the rellice and smell of any medicinable spice.

1648 S. Danforth Almanack 2 But now 'tis grown unto such a comely state That one would think't an Olive tree or date.

1670 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1058 For which reason we see, that Plants one set in rowes..as the Vine, Olive-trees, and other Fruit-trees.

1710 Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 472 Almost all the Lemon and Orange-Trees, with those of the like kind, are destroyed in this Country by the Frost, and a great many Olive-Trees.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 389 The olive-tree is an ever-green, but the colour of it is not vivid, but faint, and resembles a willow.

1805 J. Wilkes Mem. II. 175 The olive-tree..is a sombre brown, when one expects a green.

1815 C. L. Meryon Let. 26 Apr. in I. Bruce Nun of Lebanon (1951) iv. xxvi. 342 The..Country..is..covered with groves of olive trees, and has populous villages.

1883 R. Browning Jochanan Hakkadosh 480 The wind makes olive~trees up yonder hill Whiten and shudder.

1916 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Life of Caterpillar ix. 193 Gnarled old trees, be they olive-trees, holm-oaks, elms or almost any other.

1970 D. Jacobson Rape of Tamar iv. 50 Groves of olive trees—their trunks clamped into grotesquely arthritic postures, their silver leaves above improbably delicate and pure.

1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 Nov. 80/1, 80/2 Each peasant's small plot was a hopeless mélange of vines, olive trees and other crops designed for short-term gain.

2. = olive n.¹ 1b. Chiefly with modifying word.

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oleastereOE

olive treea1398

wild olive1577

olive1629

olive bark1668

black olive1756

manzanilla1891

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 238 Olyaster is a wilde olyf tre [L. siluestris olea] and haþ þat name for he is liche to þe olyf tre, but leues þerof ben braddere þan olyf leues.

1587 L. Mascall Bk. Cattell: Oxen (1627) 85 The buds or branches of Lentiscus and wild oliue trees.

1617 Despauterii Grammaticæ Institutionis Lib. VII (new ed.) 8 Oleaster, a wilde oliue tree.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 170 Numbers of Mulberies, wild Oliue-trees store.

1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 98 American Olive tree..grows naturally in Carolina and Florida, and is a beautiful ever-green tree.

1812 A. Stoddard Sketches Louisiana 168 These swamps produce olive trees, so called, because they bear a fruit similar in appearance to the real olive.

1848 Rural Cycl. II. 532 Ground-jasmine, an ornamental, evergreen, white-flowered, Siberian undershrub of the wild olive-tree family. It is regarded by some botanists as a Stellera, and by others as a sparrow-wort.

1897 G. B. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 312 Nyssa aquatica, wild olive-tree (La.). Olivetree (Miss.).

1994 Canad. Workshop July 60/1 Two years ago, Edward Hudek had to chop down a Russian olive tree that had grown too large for his Winnipeg backyard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	olive tree
释义	olive treen. Brit. /ˈɒlɪv ˌtriː/, U.S. /ˈɑləv ˌtri/ Forms: see olive n.¹ and tree n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive n.¹, tree n. Etymology: < olive n.¹ + tree n. 1. = olive n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > olive tree olivea1200 olive treec1350 oliverc1375 olive plant?1440 c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 127 Þou ert þe coluere of noe Þat broute þe braunche of olyue tre. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1969) Isa. xli. 19 I shal ȝyuen in wildernesse cedre & thorn, and myrte tree & olyue tree. c1425 (c1400) Prymer (Cambr.) (1895) 27 (MED) Thi sones as þe newe spryngyngis of olyve trees in þe cumpas of þi boord. c1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Coventry) (1973) 1373 (MED) Euery foule than bringeth he A grene braunche of an olive tree. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) i. 47 Berynge braunches of olyue tree in their handes, In token of peas. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lii. 8 I am like a grene olyue tre in ye house of God. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 130 Thy bairnis all sall to vertew inclyne, As fair oliue treis. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. iii. 432 If the barke of an Olive tree be slit and cut, it will receive the rellice and smell of any medicinable spice. 1648 S. Danforth Almanack 2 But now 'tis grown unto such a comely state That one would think't an Olive tree or date. 1670 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1058 For which reason we see, that Plants one set in rowes..as the Vine, Olive-trees, and other Fruit-trees. 1710 Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 472 Almost all the Lemon and Orange-Trees, with those of the like kind, are destroyed in this Country by the Frost, and a great many Olive-Trees. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 389 The olive-tree is an ever-green, but the colour of it is not vivid, but faint, and resembles a willow. 1805 J. Wilkes Mem. II. 175 The olive-tree..is a sombre brown, when one expects a green. 1815 C. L. Meryon Let. 26 Apr. in I. Bruce Nun of Lebanon (1951) iv. xxvi. 342 The..Country..is..covered with groves of olive trees, and has populous villages. 1883 R. Browning Jochanan Hakkadosh 480 The wind makes olive~trees up yonder hill Whiten and shudder. 1916 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Life of Caterpillar ix. 193 Gnarled old trees, be they olive-trees, holm-oaks, elms or almost any other. 1970 D. Jacobson Rape of Tamar iv. 50 Groves of olive trees—their trunks clamped into grotesquely arthritic postures, their silver leaves above improbably delicate and pure. 1993 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 Nov. 80/1, 80/2 Each peasant's small plot was a hopeless mélange of vines, olive trees and other crops designed for short-term gain. 2. = olive n.¹ 1b. Chiefly with modifying word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > olive tree > types of oleastereOE olive treea1398 wild olive1577 olive1629 olive bark1668 black olive1756 manzanilla1891 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 238 Olyaster is a wilde olyf tre [L. siluestris olea] and haþ þat name for he is liche to þe olyf tre, but leues þerof ben braddere þan olyf leues. 1587 L. Mascall Bk. Cattell: Oxen (1627) 85 The buds or branches of Lentiscus and wild oliue trees. 1617 Despauterii Grammaticæ Institutionis Lib. VII (new ed.) 8 Oleaster, a wilde oliue tree. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 170 Numbers of Mulberies, wild Oliue-trees store. 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 98 American Olive tree..grows naturally in Carolina and Florida, and is a beautiful ever-green tree. 1812 A. Stoddard Sketches Louisiana 168 These swamps produce olive trees, so called, because they bear a fruit similar in appearance to the real olive. 1848 Rural Cycl. II. 532 Ground-jasmine, an ornamental, evergreen, white-flowered, Siberian undershrub of the wild olive-tree family. It is regarded by some botanists as a Stellera, and by others as a sparrow-wort. 1897 G. B. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 312 Nyssa aquatica, wild olive-tree (La.). Olivetree (Miss.). 1994 Canad. Workshop July 60/1 Two years ago, Edward Hudek had to chop down a Russian olive tree that had grown too large for his Winnipeg backyard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1350
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