Definitions for vittaˈvɪt ə; ˈvɪt i
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vit•taˈvɪt ə; ˈvɪt i(n.)(pl.)vit•tae
a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
Category: Botany
Zool. a streak or stripe of color on the body.
Category: Botany, Zoology
Origin of vitta:
1685–95; < L: ribbon, fillet, akin to viēre to weave together
vit′tate-eɪt(adj.)
Wiktionary
vitta(Noun)
A longitudinal stripe
vitta(Noun)
An oil tube in the fruit of some plants
Webster Dictionary
Vitta(noun)
one of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants
Vitta(noun)
a band, or stripe, of color
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