What is an olive classed as? Vegetable? Fruit? Herb?

hello,olives are most certainly a fruit.they grow on small trees throughout the mediteranian and have been cultivated for thousands of years.

interestingly enough according to a new survey,next to tomatoes they are the most popular fruit we put on pizzas..

good bit of trivia for the water cooler tomorrow..

A Fruit

The Olive is the fruit of the Olive tree (Olea europaea) and is a major component of the agriculture and gastronomy of many countries adjoining the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor

Fruit.

Basically if it has a seed or seeds, it is a fruit.

- small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

Fruit - grows from a tree

Olives are classified fruits (seed inside), sold as condiments.

The definition of fresh fruit has different meanings depending on context.

It's classified as a fruit.

fruit

It's a fruit.