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ol⋅i⋅va⋅ry

[ol-uh-ver-ee]
–adjective
1. shaped like an olive.
2. of or pertaining to an olivary body

Origin:
1535–45; < L olīvārius belonging to olives. See olive, -ary
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Main Entry: ol·i·vary
Pronunciation: 'äl-&-"ver-E
Function: adjective
1 : shaped like an olive
2 : of,relating to, situated near, or comprising one or more of the olives, inferior olives, or superior olives olivary complex> <olivary fibers>
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olivary ol·i·var·y (ŏl'ə-věr'ē)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the olivary body.

  2. Relating to or shaped like an olive.

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