"kalamata olive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kalamata olives [plural]
Etymology: After the Greek city of Kalamata. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=kalamata olive}} kalamata olive (plural kalamata olives)
  1. A small-fruited cultivar of olive originating in southern Greece around Kalamata and Mani producing a prized, high-quality oil. Wikipedia link: olive Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants

Inflected forms

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