ORTIVE Or"tive, a. Etym: [L. ortivus, fr. oriri, ortus, to rise: cf. F. ortive.]
Defn: Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the ortive amplitude of a planet.
ORTOLAN Or"to*lan, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting. (b) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe). (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
ORTYGAN
Or"ty*gan, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera
Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe.
See Turnix.
ORVAL
Or"val, n. Etym: [F. orvale.] (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of sage (Salvia Horminum).
ORVET
Or`vet", n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The blindworm.
ORVIETAN Or`vi*e"tan, n. Etym: [F. orviétan: cf. It. orvietano. So called because invented at Orvieto, in Italy.]