olive wood

olive wood
noun
1. : the wood of the olive tree
2.
a. : olive plum 2
b. : the wood of the olive plum
3. : American-grown black ash especially when quartersawed for veneer
4. : a grayish yellowish brown that is darker and slightly redder than deer and slightly redder and darker than acorn — called also brun doré, collie

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olive (def. 3).

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