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vittate
[ vit-eyt ]
/ ˈvɪt eɪt /
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adjective
provided with or having a vitta or vittae.
striped longitudinally.
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Origin of vittate
Words nearby vittate
Vitruvian scroll, Vitruvius Pollio, Vitry, Vitry-sur-Seine, vitta, vittate, vittle, vittles, Vittoria, Vittorio, vituline
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How to use vittate in a sentence
The sporangia have a ring of about twenty articulations: Fée says there are vittate or knotted hairs growing among them.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady EatonThe cells are the largest of any in the Vittate division, and very regular and uniform in size and outline.