Olive vs. Khaki

A widely cultivated evergreen tree (Olea europaea) native to the Mediterranean region, having fragrant white flowers, gray-green lance-shaped leathery leaves, and edible fruit with oil-rich flesh surrounding a hard stone.

A light olive brown to moderate or light yellowish brown.

The small oval fruit of this tree, usually changing in color from green to black as it ripens, used for food and as a source of oil.

A sturdy cloth of this color.

Any of various similar or related plants, such as the Russian olive.

khakis A uniform made of this cloth.

A yellow green of low to medium lightness and low to moderate saturation.

khakis Pants made of a twilled cotton fabric of this color or another solid color.

A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Khaki green, a dull green colour.

The wood of the olive tree.

A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.

A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

(rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.

(neuroanatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.

A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). In this sense the plural generally is khakies.

A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.

(often in plural) Khaki clothing or uniform.

(cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.

Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.

Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; - applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army.

An oystercatcher, a shore bird.

Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms

A tree (Olea Europæa) 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 of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.

of a yellowish brown color

Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; - so called from the form. See Oliva.

The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

An olivary body. See under Olivary.

A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.

Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.

small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish

a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive