vitta

[ vit-uh ]

/ ˈvɪt ə /

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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.

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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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How to use vitta in a sentence

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
Shall I recommend my young friend to wrap up the heads of his Vestals in a vitta?
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock
Back of the abdomen of the male with an interrupted black vitta down the middle.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)|William Kirby
The decorative designs of the villa of Evian adorn the vestibule of the home of Baron Vitta.
Rodin: The Man and his Art|Judith Cladel

Vitta (plural vitt), the oil-tubes of the fruit of Umbellifer.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

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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