Defn: A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. [Written also olivile.] Gregory.
OLIVIN
Ol"i*vin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; — called also olivite.
OLIVINE
Ol"i*vine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. olivine.] (Min.)
Defn: A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.
OLIVITE
Ol"i*vite, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Olivin.
OLLA
Ol"la, n. Etym: [See Olio.]
1. A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.
2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.