vitta
ə Origin:
1685–95; < Latin: ribbon, fillet, akin to viēre to weave together
1685–95; < Latin: ribbon, fillet, akin to viēre to weave together
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| —n , pl -tae | |
| 1. | any of numerous tubelike cavities containing oil or resin that occur in the fruits of certain plants, esp of parsley and other umbellifers |
| 2. | biology a band or stripe of colour |
| [C17: from Latin: headband; related to viēre to plait] | |
| 'vittate | |
| —adj | |
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Vitta
is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte. Does it mean:
| form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores |
| phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction |
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