Vitellus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vitellus is a noun meaning (now rare, biology) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
Meaning
(now rare, biology) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
More Meanings
- (botany) Perisperm in an early condition.
- (botany) An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.
Example Sentences
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 […]
Word Forms
- vitelli
- vitelluses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ovum, vitelligene, ovulum, ooplasm, vitellogene, vitelline.
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