(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:18:11

Vit"ta (?), n.; pl. Vittae (#). [L. vitta ribbon, fillet.]

1. Bot.

One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

2. Zool.

A band, or stripe, of color.

 

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