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olive green

olive green noun: any of several similar green-yellow hues that are brighter and greener than olive.

Noun

olive green (plural olive greens)

  1. Any of several similar green-yellow hues that are brighter and greener than olive.

Adjective

olive green (comparative more olive green, superlative most olive green)

  1. Having such a hue.

Proper noun capitalized: Olive Green

Olive Green

  1. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio, named after Olive Green Creek.
  3. A hamlet in Hamstall Ridware parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1118).

Forms of olive green

Noun
pluralolive greens
Adjective
comparativemore olive green
superlativemost olive green

Questions about olive green

What does olive green mean?
Olive green means any of several similar green-yellow hues that are brighter and greener than olive.
What part of speech is olive green?
Olive green can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
What is the plural of olive green?
The plural of olive green is olive greens.

Words near olive green in the dictionary

  1. olive flounder
  2. olive flounders
  3. olive fly
  4. olive fruit flies
  5. olive fruit fly
  6. olive green
  7. olive greens
  8. olive grove
  9. olive groves
  10. olive juice
  11. olive knot

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