olivary Definition

shaped like an olive

of, relating to, situated near, or comprising one or more of the olives, inferior olives, or superior olives

olive

inferior olive

superior olive

any of several small masses or layers of gray matter that are situated adjacent to the inferior olive and of which there are typically two on each side:

one situated on each side dorsal to the inferior olive —called also dorsal accessory olivary nucleus

one situated on each side medial to the inferior olive —called also medial accessory olivary nucleus

accessory olivary nucleus

accessory olivary nucleus

connecting the spinal cord with the olivary nuclei

a large gray nucleus that forms the interior of the olive on each side of the medulla oblongata and has connections with the thalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord

an Old World evergreen tree (Olea europaea of the family Oleaceae, the olive family) cultivated for its drupaceous fruit that is an important food and source of oil; also : the fruit

an oval eminence on each ventrolateral aspect of the medulla oblongata that contains the inferior olive of the same side —called also olivary body

a small gray nucleus situated on the dorsolateral aspect of the trapezoid body —called also superior olivary nucleus