Symbolic and cultural significance of the olive

The olive tree and its fruit have symbolic and cultural significance in many cultures. Researchers and historians have identified the olive as one of the defining characteristics of both ancient and contemporary Mediterranean culture, geography, and cuisine. Georges Duhamel remarked that the "Mediterranean ends where the olive tree no longer grows".

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