Oleaceae

Olive

Olea europaea L.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Olea

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Olive (Olea europaea) — FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (136)

aeb: Zitouna, زيتون
Afrikaans: Olienhout
Albanian: Pema e ullirit
Amharic: ወይራ
Arabic: زيتون, الزيتون, الزيتونة
Aragonese: Olibera, Olivera
arc: ܙܝܬܐ, ܙܝܬܘܢܐ
Armenian: Ձիթենի եվրոպական
ary: زيتون
arz: زيتون
Asturian: Olivar
azb: آوروپا زئیتونو
Azerbaijani: Avropa zeytunu
Bangla: জয়তুন
Basque: Olibondo, Olibondo basati, Olibondo basatia
Belarusian: Аліва эўрапейская, Масліна еўрапейская, Аліва, Масліна культурная, Масьліна эўрапейская
bik: Olibo
bjn: Zaitun
Bosnian: Maslina, Masline
Bulgarian: Европейска маслина
Burmese: သံလွင်ပင်
Cantonese: 橄欖
Catalan: Olivera, Oliverar, Oliveres
cdo: Gāng-lāng
Cebuano: Olibo
Central Kurdish: زەیتوون, زەیتون
Chinese: 油橄榄, 油橄欖, 木樨榄, 木犀榄, 欧洲橄榄, 洋橄揽, 牛白藤根, 齐墩果
crh: Zeytün, Ziytín
Croatian: Maslina
cv: Олива
Czech: Olivovník evropský
Danish: Oliven, Olive
Divehi: ޒައިތޫނި
Dutch: Olijf, Olijfboom, Olijven
English: Olive, Olive tree
Esperanto: Olivarbo, Olivarbaro, Olivujo
Estonian: Harilik õlipuu, Euroopa õlipuu, Oliivipuu, Õlipuu
Filipino: Olibo, Bunga ng oliba, Bunga ng olibo, Oliba, Olive, Olive fruit, Olive tree, Prutas ng oliba
Finnish: Oliivi, Oliivipuu, Öljyoliivi, Öljyoliivipuu, Öljypuu
French: Olivier européen, Bois d'olive noir, Olivier, Olivier d'Europe
frr: Öölebuum
Galician: Oliveira
German: Olivenbaum, Echter Ölbaum, Oleaster, Schwarze Olive
grc: Ἐλαία
Greek: Ελιά, Ελαιόδεντρο, Ελιές
gsw: Olivebaum, Ölbaum
Guarani: Tarumaite
hak: Kám-lám-su
Hausa: Zaitun
Hebrew: זית אירופי, זית, זיתים, עץ הזית, עץ זית
Hindi: ज़ैतून, जैतून
hsb: Wolijowc, Wolijowcy, Wolijowy štom
Hungarian: Olajfa, Európai olajfa, Oliva
Icelandic: Ólífa, Ólífutré
Indonesian: Zaitun, Pohon zaytun, Zaytun
io: Olivo
Irish: Ológ
Italian: Olivastro, Olivi, Olivo, Patogeni chiave dell'olivo, Ulivi, Ulivo
Japanese: オリーブ, オリーヴ, オレフ, オレーフ, 阿列布
Javanese: Zaitun
jbo: Alzaitu
kab: Tazemmurt, Tazemurt
Kannada: ಆಲಿವ್
kbp: Olivi
kge: Zaitun
Kinyarwanda: Umumuri, Umuhongoramugita, Umunzenze, Umuzenzenzi
Korean: 올리브나무
ks: زیتوٗن
Kurdish: Zeytûn
Kyrgyz: Зайтун
lah: زیتون, تلسمان
Latin: Olea, Oliva
Latvian: Olīvkoks, Eiropas olīvkoks, Olīva, Olīvas, Olīve, Olīves
lbe: Зайтун
li: Oliefboum
lij: U(r)iva
Lingala: Nzeté ya olive
Lithuanian: Europinis alyvmedis
Luxembourgish: Oliv
Macedonian: Маслина, Маслиново дрво
Malagasy: Oliva
Malay: Zaitun, Pokok Zaitun
Malayalam: ഒലിവ്, Olive, ഒലിവു മരം
Marathi: जैतून
Mongolian: Олив
mzn: ولیویرا
nap: Gliva
nds: Öölboom
Nepali: जैतुन
Norwegian Bokmål: Oliven, Europeisk oliventre, Oliventre
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oliven, Oliventre
Occitan: Oliu, Olivier, Olivièr
os: Европæйаг оливæ
pam: Olivo
Pashto: ښوون, زيتون
Persian: زیتون
Polish: Oliwka europejska, Drzewko oliwne, Drzewo oliwne
Portuguese: Oliveira
Punjabi: ਜੈਤੂਨ
Quechua: Uliw, Olivo
Romanian: Masline, Măslin
rue: Олива европска
rup: Masinu
Russian: Олива европейская, Маслина европейская, Маслина культурная, Олива, Оливка, Оливки, Оливковое дерево
sc: Olia
scn: Uliva, Ulivi, Ulivu
Serbian: Маслина, Маслине, Маслинка, Маслињаци
Serbian (Latin): Maslina
shi: Azmmur
Sindhi: زيتون
Slovak: Oliva európska, Olivovník, Olivovník európsky
Slovenian: Divja oljka, Oliva, Oljka
Spanish: Olivo, Acebuche, Aceituno, Empeltre, Jocote de mico, Olivera
Sundanese: Zaitun
Swahili: Mzeituni
Swedish: Olivträd, Olivkvist
Tajik: Зайтун
Tamil: சைத்தூன், ஆலிவ், ஆலிவ் மரம், ஐரோப்பிய இடலை, சைதூண்
Tatar: Зәйтүн
Thai: มะกอกออลิฟ, ออลิฟ
Turkish: Zeytin, Zeytincilik
Turkmen: Zeytin
Ukrainian: Маслина європейська, Олива європейська, Оливки, Європейська маслина
Urdu: زیتون
Uyghur: Zeytun, زەيتۇن
Uzbek: Zaytun, Zaytun daraxti
vec: Olivo, Ołivo, Ułivo
vep: Olivanpu
Vietnamese: Ô liu
vls: Olyve
Walloon: Olivî
Welsh: Olewydden, Olewydd, Olif
wuu: 油橄榄
Yiddish: איילבירט, זית
za: Makmbi
zgh: ⵜⴰⵣⵉⵜⵓⵏⵜ

Synonyms

Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr.
Olea pallida Salisb.
Olea sativa Hoffmanns. & Link

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 169 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ángela María Gómez M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mojmir Churavy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: anicampoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mojmir Churavy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tahar Takhel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: isa sp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.