Meaning of VITELLUS
| Pronunciation: | | vi'telus
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[n] nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) |
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VITELLUS is a 8 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | yolk |
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| | See Also: | | egg, food, nutrient | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vi*tel"lus\, n. [L., the yolk of an egg.]
1. (Biol.) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
See Illust. of {Ovum}.
2. (Bot.) Perisperm in an early condition.
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