Associations to the word «Vitellus»

Wiktionary

VITELLUS, noun. (biology) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
VITELLUS, noun. (botany) Perisperm in an early condition.

Dictionary definition

VITELLUS, noun. Nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg).

Wise words

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