olive (ol'iv). 1

The fruit of OUa europaea; also an o.-bearing tree. 2. Any o.- shaped body, especially the olivary body. external acce ory o. See external acce ory olivary nucleus. inferior o. See inferior olivary body. inner (or internal) acce ory o., mesial acce ory o. See median internal acce ory olivary nucleus, o. oil. See under oil. outer acce ory o. See external acce ory olivary nucleus, superior acce ory o. See superior acce ory olivary nucleus. superior o. i. See corpus den tic i datum. 2. See superior acce ory olivary nucleus, under nucleus. superior o. of JJuys. See nucleus of the tegmentum, upper o. See nucleus of the trapezium. [Lat., oliva.]