Java olives

9.9

A large tropical tree with red flowers and seed pods whose seeds people press for oil and sometimes eat

noun

: aceitunas de Java

The seeds of Java olives are sometimes harvested and pressed for their oil.

Examples

Researchers study the nutritional properties of Java olives for potential food applications.
Many people enjoy the taste of Java olives in their dishes.
In some regions, Java olives are valued for their resilience in tropical climates.
The Java olives grow abundantly in tropical climates.
The seeds of Java olives are sometimes harvested and pressed for their oil.
In some regions, Java olives are valued for their resilience in tropical climates.
Researchers study the nutritional properties of Java olives for potential food applications.

Synonyms

kalumpang

vsJava olives

Philippine

9.9

A large tropical tree with smelly orange-red flowers and oily seeds in red pods that people eat

is identical in description and usage and differs only in name form

Sterculia foetida

vsJava olives

Specialized

9.9

A large tree from warm countries with smelly orange-red flowers and red pods with oily edible seeds

emphasizes oil rich seeds and occasional use as food rather than just edibility

Surface Forms

Java olives plural

Java olive singular

Morphology

Java + olive

The phrase is a simple place + noun compound: a B1 learner who knows 'Java' (the island) and 'olive' (the fruit/tree) will plausibly infer an olive or olive-like tree/fruit associated with Java. This compositional pattern (origin or type indicated by a place name) is cross-linguistically common and therefore readily interpretable from the constituents.

Etymology

Java olives may come from the island Java and the word olives, because the tree's oil-rich seeds look like or are used like ordinary olives. That's why the name refers to a tropical tree whose seeds are pressed for 'oil'.