vitta

[ vit-uh ]

/ ˈvɪt ə /

noun, plural vit·tae [vit-ee]. /ˈvɪt i/.

Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.

Zoology, Botany. a streak or stripe, as of color.

Origin of vitta

1685–95; <Latin: ribbon, fillet, akin to viēre to weave together

Words nearby vitta

vitrum, Vitruvian scroll, Vitruvius Pollio, Vitry, Vitry-sur-Seine, vitta, vittate, vittle, vittles, Vittoria, Vittorio

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Example sentences from the Web for vitta

Vitta (plural vitt), the oil-tubes of the fruit of Umbellifer.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Shall I recommend my young friend to wrap up the heads of his Vestals in a vitta?
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock
He laid a hand unsteady with its tremor of delight and young eagerness upon the vitta and it slipped off her hair.
The City of Delight|Elizabeth Miller
Cells furnished with a narrow elongated band or vitta on each side, without fenestrae.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray

The vitta was at once the symbol and the talisman of chastity.
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock

British Dictionary definitions for vitta

vitta

/ (ˈvɪtə) /

noun plural -tae (-tiː)

any of numerous tubelike cavities containing oil or resin that occur in the fruits of certain plants, esp of parsley and other umbellifers

biology a band or stripe of colour

Derived forms of vitta

vittate, adjective

Word Origin for vitta

C17: from Latin: headband; related to viēre to plait

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单词	vitta
释义	vitta [ vit-uh ] / ˈvɪt ə / noun, plural vit·tae [vit-ee]. /ˈvɪt i/. Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family. Zoology, Botany. a streak or stripe, as of color. Origin of vitta 1685–95; <Latin: ribbon, fillet, akin to viēre to weave together Words nearby vitta vitrum, Vitruvian scroll, Vitruvius Pollio, Vitry, Vitry-sur-Seine, vitta, vittate, vittle, vittles, Vittoria, Vittorio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitta Vitta (plural vitt), the oil-tubes of the fruit of Umbellifer. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Shall I recommend my young friend to wrap up the heads of his Vestals in a vitta? Gryll Grange\|Thomas Love Peacock He laid a hand unsteady with its tremor of delight and young eagerness upon the vitta and it slipped off her hair. The City of Delight\|Elizabeth Miller Cells furnished with a narrow elongated band or vitta on each side, without fenestrae. Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.\|John MacGillivray The vitta was at once the symbol and the talisman of chastity. Gryll Grange\|Thomas Love Peacock British Dictionary definitions for vitta vitta / (ˈvɪtə) / noun plural -tae (-tiː) any of numerous tubelike cavities containing oil or resin that occur in the fruits of certain plants, esp of parsley and other umbellifers biology a band or stripe of colour Derived forms of vitta vittate, adjective Word Origin for vitta C17: from Latin: headband; related to viēre to plait Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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