Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OL'I-VIN, or OL'I-VINE, n. [from olive.]

A subspecies of prismatic chrysolite of a brownish green, often inclining to a yellowish or grayish green, usually found in roundish grains in other stones; sometimes in large masses, but not crystalized. It is a constituent of many lavas and frequently occurs in basaltic rocks. Kirwan. Ure.