| vitta | Origin: L. Vitta ribbon, fillet. 1. <botany> One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants. 2. <zoology> A band, or stripe, of colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vittate | 1. <botany> Bearing or containing vittae. 2. Striped longitudinally. Origin: L. Vittatus bound with a fillet, fr. Vitta fillet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |