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Webster 1913 Edition
Olivary
Ol′i-va-ry
,Adj.
[L.
olivarius
belonging to olives, fr. oliva
an olive: cf. F. olivaire
.] (Anat.)
Like an olive.
Olivary body
(Anat.)
, an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; – called also
olive
.Definition 2024
olivary
olivary
English
Adjective
olivary (comparative more olivary, superlative most olivary)
- Shaped like an olive
Derived terms
- olivary body
- olivary complex
- olivary nucleus