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Olive



Olive, evergreen tree (Olea europaea) growing in Mediterranean climates and one of the world's oldest cultivated crops. Its unripe fruits are pickled, treated with lye solution to remove the bitter taste, and stored in brine. When left to ripen they turn black and are pressed for their oil.



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