oliva

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noun

olivary body

OriginLatin oliva →
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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyolivary body

    The medial part of the ventral lamina forms the most rostral pole of the oliva, the dorsal lamina the most caudal one.

    1998, R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters, page 1562

Origin

  1. Latinoliva“olive”
  2. Englisholiva

Borrowed from Latin oliva (“olive”). Doublet of olive.

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Anagrams

violaIvalovolia
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APA

oliva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliva

MLA

“oliva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliva. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oliva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oliva.

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