Kalmar "zaitun hamada" yawanci tana nufin nau'in shuka mai suna Olea europaea subsp. laperrinei, wacce itace karama ce, bishiya ce mai saurin girma ko tsiro wacce ta fito daga yankin Sahara da Sahel na Afirka. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana amfani da ita don kwatanta wasu nau'in itatuwan zaitun ko shrubs da ake samu a yankuna masu bushe. Kalmar “Hamada” tana nufin iya jure yanayin bushewa da zafi, yayin da “zaitun” ke nufin ‘ya’yan itacen da suke samarwa, wanda yayi kama da na itacen zaitun na gama-gari (Olea europaea).