Wild Olive (Noun)
Meaning
Erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest was dominated by the wild olive, its thorny branches stretching up towards the canopy.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, the roots of the wild olive plant are used to make a decoction used to treat fever.
- The wild olive fruit, while edible, is extremely bitter and usually only consumed by birds and other wildlife.
- The dried root of the wild olive plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries to treat respiratory problems.
- The rugged landscape was dotted with scrubby patches of wild olive, their red fruit standing out against the dry earth.