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olivary
1. Shaped like an olive. 2. Pertaining to an olivary body.
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olivary (adjective), more olivary, most olivary
Formed like or relating to an olive: During some research on patients, a connection was found between the cerebellum and the olivary nucleus.

Jane thought she saw some big olives on the plate, but they just had olivary shapes and didn't even have an olivary taste.

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oliva (s), olivae (pl); olivary body
An oval body located behind the anterior pyramid of the medulla oblongata and consisting of a convoluted sheet of gray matter enclosing white matter.
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