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Sicilian ice-cream in a bread bun. A good solution to a local problem: the Mediterranean heat quickly melts the ice-cream, which is absorbed by the bread.
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Olives

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Kalamata olives

Kalamata olives
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NOUN:   1. A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Olea europaea) having fragrant white flowers, usually lance-shaped leathery leaves, and edible drupes. 2. The small ovoid fruit of this tree, an important food and source of oil. 3. A yellow green of low to medium lightness and low to moderate saturation.
ETYMOLOGY:   Middle English, from Latin olva, from Greek *elaiw, elai.
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Nineteenth century illustration of olive branch.

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Olives
Olives: Olea europaea.

Olea europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
  Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea
Species: O. europaea
Binomial name
Olea europaea
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