olive wood

noun

1

: the wood of the olive tree

2

a

: olive plum sense 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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