English Explanatory Dictionary

vitellus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
  2. Perisperm in an early condition.
  3. An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.

Word forms

vitellus vitelli vitelluses

Etymology

From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.

Related words

vitellophage
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