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vitta(dictionary)

miniaceous (iou) and vitta (medicine)


miniaceous (iou)



miniaceous adjective. Now rare or obsolete. L17.
[from Latin miniaceus, from MINIUM: see -ACEOUS.]
Of the colour of cinnabar; vermilion.

vitta (medicine)


vitta


Origin: L. Vitta ribbon, fillet.

1. <botany> One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

2. <zoology> A band, or stripe, of colour.

Source: Websters Dictionary