Words of the olive tree from A to Z

Listed in alphabetical order and defined, the 650 words listed are easy to search using the six-entry thematic index at the end of the book. In a very personal style, the author gives the book a tone of originality that will appeal to all lovers of the olive tree. We will learn about its legendary and historical origins, the people and institutions that have worked for it or made it famous, the linguistic links that have been woven around it in the Mediterranean, and the scientific principles that govern its existence and longevity – we will know almost everything about it.