olitory

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin olitōrius (of or related to gardeners, produce, or vegetables), from olitor (gardener, seller of vegetables or herbs), from olus + -itō (forming frequentative verbs) + -or (-er: forming agent nouns), variant of holus (vegetable), from Old Latin helus, believed to come from unattested Proto-Italic *helos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰélh₃-s ~ *ǵʰl̥h₃-és, from *ǵʰelh₃- (to flourish; green, yellow) +‎ *-s. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gulaz (yellow).

Adjective

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olitory (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to a kitchen garden; used for culinary purposes.
    olitory seeds
    • 1659 September 3, John Evelyn, letter to Robert Boyle:
      ...at convenient distance towards the olitory garden...

Noun

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olitory (plural olitories)

  1. (obsolete) Any plant used for culinary purposes.

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