The Olive , Olea europaea, is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin (the adjoining coastal areas of southeastern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The tree and its fruit give its name to the plant family, which also includes species such as lilacs, jasmine, Forsythia and the true ash trees (Fraxinus). The word derives from Latin "oliva" which in turn comes from the Greek ἐλαία (elaia) ultimately from Mycenaean Greek e-ra-wa ("elaiva"), attested in Linear B syllabic script. The word 'oil' in multiple languages ultimately derives from the name of this tree and its fruit.
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Cet arbre semble majestueux et les fruits je les adore !
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ReplyDeletewhat an excellent close up, i could almost reach out and touch them :)
thanks for sharing that with us today
Ah!! I can almost taste the olive oil. The donkey in the previous post is a great shot also. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love olives. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteWhen my son married a young woman from Lebanon I learned to appreciate olives and olive oil.
ReplyDeleteI love olives and oliveoil. Here in Spain we have a lot of it.
ReplyDeleteNice picture!
Delicious picture! I love olive oil!
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