oliva
/əʊˈlʌɪvə/noun
1 Zoology (In form Oliva) a genus of marine gastropod molluscs of the family Olividae, characterized by glossy cylindrical shells; (also oliva; more fully oliva shell) a member of this genus; an olive shell.
2 Anatomy. The olivary body (more fully oliva inferior). Also (in full oliva superior): the superior olivary nucleus.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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