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olitory(dictionary)

Siphnian (iou) and olitory (medicine)


Siphnian (iou)



Siphnian noun & adjective. E18.
[from Greek Siphnios + -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of the Greek Cycladic island of Siphnos. E18.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Siphnos or the Siphnians. L19.

olitory (medicine)


olitory


Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen Garden; used for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds. "At convenient distance towards the olitory Garden." (Evelyn)

Origin: L. Olitorius belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to Vegetables, fr. Olitor a kitchen gardener, fr. Olus, oleris, Vegetables.

Source: Websters Dictionary