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queen olive

noun

  1. any large, meaty olive suitable for pickling or processing.
  2. such an olive grown especially in the area of Seville, Spain.


queen olive

noun

  1. a variety of olive having large fleshy fruit suitable for pickling, esp one from around Seville in Spain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of queen olive1

First recorded in 1910–15

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