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ripe olive

/raɪp ˌɑləv/
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Other forms: ripe olives

Definitions of ripe olive
  1. noun
    olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
    synonyms: black olive
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    type of:
    olive
    one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
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