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In biology, an olive is the fruit of the olive tree (''Olea europaea'') and is an important part of the agriculture and culinary tradition of many countries in the Mediterranean region. <ref>http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/olive.html</ref>
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In [[biology]], an '''olive''' is the [[fruit]] of the olive [[tree]] (''Olea europaea'') and is an important part of the [[agriculture]] and culinary tradition of many countries in the Mediterranean region. <ref>http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/olive.html</ref>
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It is unclear how long olives have been domesticated, but references to olives in the ''Iliad'' indicate that they have likely been farmed since at least around 8000 or 9000 BC. <ref>Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Le monde d'Homère, Perrin 2000, p19  
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It is unclear how long olives have been domesticated, but references to olives in the ''[[Iliad]]'' indicate that they have likely been farmed since at least around 8000 or 9000 BC. <ref>Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Le monde d'Homère, Perrin 2000, p19  
 
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