yolk, vitellus
(noun) nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vitelli
plural of vitellus
Vitelli (plural Vitellis)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vitelli is the 23725th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1067 individuals. Vitelli is most common among White (95.31%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*tel"lus, n. Etym: [L., the yolk of an egg.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of Ovum.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Perisperm in an early condition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
