Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitellus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vitel-lus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Perisperm in an early condition, or when it surrounds the endosperm.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.

Countable; Uncountable

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 […]"

Etymology

From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vitellus

Usage

Inflected Forms

vitelli (plural) vitelluses (plural)

Derived Forms

vitelligenous

Frequently Paired Words

vitellophage

Synonyms

yolk

Questions

What does vitellus mean?: The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
Where does vitellus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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