Olive Martini

Martini (cocktail)

The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, garnished with an olive, a lemon twist, or both. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages worldwide. A common variation, the vodka martini, uses vodka instead of gin for the cocktail's base spirit.

Olive

The cultivated olive is a subspecies of subtropical evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae. Modern cultivars are traced primarily to the Near East, Aegean Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar. Olea europaea is the type species for its genus, Olea, which lends its name to the Oleaceae plant family. The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar in structure and function to the cherry or peach. The term oil was originally synonymous with olive oil.

Olive (color)

Olive, also called olive green, is a dark shade of yellowish green, like that of unripe or green olives.

olive

Noun

1. A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
2. The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Adjective

1. Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

martini

Noun

1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Noun

1. A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
2. Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.