Definition of "olivary" [ol•i•va•ry]

• Shaped like an olive (adjective)

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• "Inferior olivary nucleus with the two accessory olivary nuclei."
• "The spino-olivary fasciculus (olivospinal; bulbospinal, Helweg’s bundle) is likewise of unknown constitution and function; there is uncertainty even in regard to the direction of its fibers."
• "This nucleus is situated above the nucleus ambiguus, behind the superior olivary nucleus, and medial to the spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve."