OLIVARY

Etymology

Adjective

olivary (comparative more olivary, superlative most olivary)

Shaped like an olive

Source: Wiktionary


Ol"i*va*ry, a. Etym: [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr. oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.)

Definition: Like an olive. Olivary body (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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