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olive drab

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olive drab

noun olive drabs · OD

  1. countable, uncountable A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.
  2. countable, uncountable Cloth of an olive drab colour, used often for military uniforms.

adjective OD

  1. not comparable Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.

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noun colour

日本語濃黄緑色 nōōryokushoku

adj colour

日本語濃黄緑色の nōōryokushoku no

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@misc{olive_drab_2026,
  title = {olive drab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olive%20drab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}