OLIVE

n. OTiV. Gr., eAai'a. Lat., olira, Fr., o. Ger., O. Sp., olivo [Mex. Ph.] (1st def.). 1. The fruit of Olea europcea; also an o.-bearmg tree. [B, 173 (a, 35).] 2. Any o.-shaped body, especially the olivary body, [a, 17.] California o. The Oreodaphne californica. [B, 19, 275 (o, 35).] Chinese o. The oil-producing drupe of Canarium commune. [B. 185. 275 (a, 35).] Common o. See OLEA europcea. Cultivated o. See OLEA sativa. External acce ory o. See External acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. Gro e 0. (Ger.). See CORPUS dentatum olivce and CORPUS dentalum cerebelli.'Hiuile d'o. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See O.-oil. Inferior o. See Inferior olivary BODY. Inner (or internal) acce ory o. See Internal acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. Mesial acce ory o. See Internal acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. Obere O. (Ger.). See Superior olivary BODY. O. acce oire externe (Fr.). See External acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. O. acce oire interne (Fr.). See Internal acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. O. cere belle use (Fr.). See CORPUS denticulatum. O. du bulbe (Fr.). See CORPUS dentatum olivce. O. du cervelet (Fr.). See CORPUS denticulatum. O.-lees bath. A bath in the preparation of which the lees of olive-oil are used, [a, 48.] O'ngrun (Ger.). See OLIVACEOUS. O.-oil. Lat., oleum olivai [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.] (seu olivarum [Ger. Ph.J). Fr., huile d'o. (ou d'olivier) [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., O'niil, Baumol. Sweet-oil, salad-oil; a pale-yellow or greenish-yellow non-drying oil of feeble odor and bland taste, obtained by expre ion from the pulp of the ripe fruits of Olea europcea. Its sp. gr. at 17'5 C. is about 0'916. It consists chiefly of a liquid portion (olein) and a concrete portion composed mainly of tripalmitin. and separable by pre ure at a temperature a few degrees above C. It also contains an acid, regarded as arachic acid, and traces of cholesterin and chlorophyll. O.-oil is used as a very mild laxative, as a vehicle for stronger drugs, and as an external protective application to irritated or denuded surfaces. It is chiefly used, however, as a nutritious article of diet, and in pharmacy as a constituent in cerates, ointments, liniments, etc. [B, 18, 173, 180 (a, 35).] O.-tree. The genus Olea, especially Olea europo?a. [a, 35.] O.-tree gum. Fr., gomme d'olivier. Lecca (or Lucca) gum; a substance resembling a gum-resin, exuding from the bark of o.-trees, especially of old trees. It contains resin, a small proportion of benzoic acid, and olivile. Anciently it was used medicinally. It is used in Italy as a perfume. [B, 5, 7, 77, 173, 180 (a, 35).] O.-wood. 1. The yellowish wood of Olea europaea. 2. In New South Wales, the Eloeodendron australe and Elceodendron integrifolium. 3. In the East Indies, the Elceodendron orientale. [B, 19, 185, 275 (a, 35).] Outer acce ory o. See External acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. Sand-o. See DODONJEA thunbergiana. Spurge-o. 1. See CNEORUM tricoccum. 2. See DAPHNE mezereon. Superior acce ory o. Ger., obere Nebeno\ See Superior acce ory olivary NUCLEUS. Superior o. 1. See CORPUS denticulatum. 2. See NUCLEUS of the trapezium. Superior o. of L,uys. See NUCLEUS of the tegmentum. Sweet scented o. The Osmanthus fragrans. [B. 27'5 (a, 35).] Untere O. (Ger.). See Inferior olivary BODY. Upper o. See NUCLEUS of the trapezium. Wild o. The Olea oleaster, Elceagnus angustifolius, Daphne thymelcea, Rhus cotinus, and other species of Olea, Bucida, etc. [B, 18, 19, 77, 275 (a. 35).] [s. 137]