black olive

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Bucida buceras, having leathery leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.

Example Sentences

But in the same love-at-first-bite manner in which I fell for stinky cheese and black olives, I was Team Marmite from the jump.

From Salon

Breakfast included black olives they had retrieved from the rubble.

From New York Times

Stuffed with carrots, meat, potatoes, onion and a solitary black olive, they rarely show up in Southern California restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times

Think of a round, springy focaccia topped with traditional pizza ingredients, ranging from oil-bathed artichoke hearts to briny black olives.

From Salon

When many people think of fruit on pizza, one particular image likely comes to mind: slices of pie speckled with briny, muted cubed ham, black olive slivers and canned pineapple chunks.

From Salon