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fallen olives

aceituna de suelo

olive tombée

地上油橄榄 /dìshàng yóugǎnlǎn/

Agriculture | n. phr.

olives that are harvested off the ground after wind, plagues or ripeness have naturally caused them to fall. Fallen olives become damaged and deteriorate through contact with the soil so that they yield lower quality oil than tree-harvested olives.

Example

The quality of the oil made with fallen olives deteriorates. Therefore, from this point of view it is not convenient to delay the collection in time, moving away from the optimal collection moment.

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Synonyms

ground-fallen olives

| ground-harvested olives

| off-the-ground olives

Complementary

tree-harvested olive