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vitta
CIDE DICTIONARY
vitta, n. [L. vitta ribbon, fillet.].
- One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants. [1913 Webster]
- A band, or stripe, of color. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vitta, n. (pl. vittae)
1 Bot. an oil-tube in the fruit of some plants.
2 Zool. a stripe of colour.
1 Bot. an oil-tube in the fruit of some plants.
2 Zool. a stripe of colour.
Derivative
vittate adj.
Etymology
L, = band, chaplet
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