vitta noun. ['vɪtǝ] Pl. vittae ['vɪti:]. L17.
[Latin = band, fillet, chaplet.]
1. Anatomy. = AMNION. Only in L17.

2. Roman Antiquities. A leather strap on a soldier's suit of armour. Also, a sash. E18.

3. Zoology. A band or stripe of colour. E19.

4. Botany. Any of the resin canals in the fruit of most umbelliferous plants, four usu. occurring between the main ridges and two more on the inner faces. E19.

■ vittate adjective (a) Zoology marked or striped with vittae; (b) Botany having a given number of vittae (VITTA 4): E19.

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