olivefruit
nounUK /ˈɒlɪv fruːt/
US /ˈɑːlɪv fruːt/
A small green or black fruit that grows on an olive tree.
She picked a ripe olivefruit from the tree.
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2. The fruit of the olive tree used to make olive oil.
Farmers harvest the olivefruit in autumn to press for oil.
3. A small oval fruit often eaten as a snack or used in cooking.
He added chopped olivefruit to the salad.
4. The fruit that contains a hard stone and is green when unripe and black when ripe.
The olivefruit turns from green to black as it ripens.