vitta

vitta Definition

vitta (vit′ə)

noun pl. -·tae-ē

Biol. a band or streak of color
Bot. an oil-bearing canal in the pericarp of the fruits of some dicotyledonous plants, as of a plant of the umbel family

Etymology: ModL < L, headband, fillet, akin to viere, to tie, vitis, vine: see withe

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