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olive branch
Word definitions for olive branch in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil .] (Bot.) A tree ( Olea Europ[ae]a ) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An olive branch is a branch of the olive tree, often used symbolically. Olive branch may also refer to: Olive Branch, Illinois Olive Branch, Kentucky Olive Branch, Mississippi Olive Branch Airport , in Mississippi Olive Branch, North Carolina Olive Branch, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (&lit A branch of an olive tree English) 2 Such a branch offered as an emblem of peace. 3 Any symbol of peace, or peace offering to an adversary to show good will and in the hope of securing peace.
Gazetteer
Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 21054 Housing Units (2000): 7935 Land area (2000): 36.193733 sq. miles (93.741334 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.086148 sq. miles (0.223122 sq. km) Total area (2000): 36.279881 sq. miles (93.964456 sq. km) FIPS code: 54040 Located within: ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace [syn: peace offering ]
Usage examples of olive branch.
Their gray, rippled bark reminded her of Father's thin, muscled arms as he pulled in a net or strained to reach a high olive branch.
As the CIA continued to plot sabotage missions, President Kennedy began to explore Castro's apparent olive branch.
The vulcrow perched on a dead olive branch, its head cocked to the side, almost as if studying the engineer.