vittate

[ vit-eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of vittate¹

1820–30; < Latin vittātus, equivalent to vitt ( a ) fillet + -ātus -ate ¹

The sporangia have a ring of about twenty articulations: Fée says there are vittate or knotted hairs growing among them.

The cells are the largest of any in the Vittate division, and very regular and uniform in size and outline.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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