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olives

Rhachiglossa \Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See Rhachis, and Glossa.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in the Appendix.

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olives

n. (plural of olive English)

Usage examples of "olives".

A chill wind set the pines and the olives whispering mournfully together.

To the one side the azure sea was lapping to their feet soft messages of welcome, and to the other the olives and the pastel pines were crowding down the hillsides to wish them joy and happiness.