vitellus

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vitellus

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

noun vitelli · vitelluses

archaic, countable, uncountable The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. In the sarcodo there takes place a process which may be in some measure compared with what occurs in the vitellus after the fecundation of an ovum. The granules becoming united together form groups, which soon divide and subdivide […]
archaic, countable, uncountable Perisperm in an early condition, or when it surrounds the endosperm.
countable, uncountable An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.

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@misc{vitellus_2026,
  title = {vitellus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vitellus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}