vitta

noun

A streak or band of color, as on the bill of a bird.

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An oil tube in the fruit of certain plants, especially those in the parsley family.

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A headband,fillet,or garland; specifically, among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a band or fillet used as a decoration of sacred persons or things, as of priests, victims, statues, and altars.

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One of the in-fulæ or lappets of a miter.

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In botany, an oil-tube, or receptacle for oil, found in the fruits of most Umbelliferæ.

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In zoöl., a band; a streak or stripe, as of color or tex- ture; a fascia.

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One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

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A band, or stripe, of color.

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A longitudinal stripe

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An oil tube in the fruit of some plants