Olive tree

Definition

= tree reaching up to 10 m. high, but usually pruned to around 5 m.; its leaves are grayish green above, and whitish underneath; its fruit is about 2 cm. long and a bit more than 1 cm. thick with a hard stone inside and a soft skin that covers the oily flesh; ► its fruit is used for food and oil for cooking, for lamps, for rubbing on the body, for medicine, and for anointing; ≈ regarded as beautiful and associated with well-being