Ol"i*to*ry (?), a. [L. olitorius belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to
vegetables, fr. olitor a kitchen gardener, fr. olus, oleris,
vegetables.] Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden;
used for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.
At convenient distance towards the olitory garden.
Evelyn.
||O*li"va (?), n. [L. an olive.] (Zoöl.) A genus of polished marine
||gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.
Ol`i*va"ceous (?), a. [L. oliva olive.] Resembling the olive; of the
color of the olive; olive- green.
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.
Ol`i*vas"ter (?), a. [L. oliva olive: cf.F. olivâtre.] Of the color of
the olive; tawny. Sir T. Herbert.
Ol"ive (?), n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. &?;. See Oil.] 1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree (Olea Europæa) with small oblong or elliptical leaves,
axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has
been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully
variegated. (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from
its flesh.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so
called from the form. See Oliva. (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
3. (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or
tawny green. (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.