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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