olivary

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olivary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.
     oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.)
     Like an olive.
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     Olivary body (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of
        the medulla oblongata; -- called also olive.
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