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English: Olive
Spanish: Olivo
OLEA EUROPAEA
LEAVES
Estonian: Oliivipuu
FRUITS
Portuguese: Oliveira
Albanian: Peme ulliri
Catalan: Olivera
Turkish: Zeytin
The silvery green leaves are
oblong, measuring 4–10
centimetres (1.6–3.9 inches)
long and 1–3 centimetres
(0.39–1.18 inches) wide.
When consumed, leaves
have an astringent bitter
taste.
The olive's fruit, also called
the olive, is of major
agricultural importance in the
Mediterranean region as the
source of olive oil; it is one of
the core ingredients
in Mediterranean cuisine. The
tree and its fruit give their
name to the plant family,
which also includes species
such
as lilacs, jasmine, Forsythia,
and the true ash trees.