MAGMA OF OLIVES
\mˈaɡməɹ ɒv ˈɒlɪvz], \mˈaɡməɹ ɒv ˈɒlɪvz], \m_ˈa_ɡ_m_ə_ɹ ɒ_v ˈɒ_l_ɪ_v_z]\
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is the residuum after the greatest possible quantity of oil has been extracted from olives by making them ferment. It was formerly employed as a stimulant, under the form of a bath-to which the name Bain de Marc was given by the French.
By Robley Dunglison
