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- In olive: Physical description
The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar to the peach or plum. Within the stone are one or two seeds. Olives tend to have maximum oil content (about 20–30 percent of fresh weight) and greatest weight six to eight months after the blossoms…
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work of Ehmann
- In Freda Ehmann
…for her contributions to the olive industry in the late 19th century.
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