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Meaning of OLIVARY

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [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}.

 

 

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