olive

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Cases under investigation include pastures declared on archaeological sites, olive trees in a military airport and banana plantations on Mount Olympus.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Start with olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes, bloomed until fragrant.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

All the plants are native, except for an olive tree he planted to remember the neighborhood’s past when olive groves filled the area before homes were built in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Altamaha bass, or Micropterus calliurus, also have golden scales but with olive edging and darker side markings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

He might look nothing like me, with his olive skin and hazel eyes, but he was my dad in all the ways that mattered.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks