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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Zoology A streak or band of color, as on the bill of a bird.
  2. n. Botany An oil tube in the fruit of certain plants, such as the carrot or parsley.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A headband,fillet,or garland; specifically, among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a band or fillet used as a decoration of sacred persons or things, as of priests, victims, statues, and altars.
  2. n. One of the in-fulæ or lappets of a miter.
  3. n. In botany, an oil-tube, or receptacle for oil, found in the fruits of most Umbelliferæ. They are longitudinal canals or tubes filled with an aromatic or peculiar secretion. Their usual position is in the intervals between the ridges of the fruit, where they occur singly or in groups. Their number, size, position, etc., are of great systematic value. See Oil-tube
  4. n. In zoöl., a band; a streak or stripe, as of color or tex- ture; a fascia.

Wiktionary

  1. n. zoology A longitudinal stripe
  2. n. botany An oil tube in the fruit of some plants

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
  2. n. (Zoöl.) A band, or stripe, of color.

Etymologies

  1. Latin, headband, ribbon; see wei- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Arachu vitta sambar - Sheela from Delectable Victuals”

    Archive 2007-04-01

  • “Chinna vengaya araichu vitta sambar... ahhhh, how I love that too!”

    Meme-10 things I miss most about Mom's cooking

  • “However, when I want to make that coconut chutney, or 'arachu vitta sambhar' Sambhar with freshly ground masala or use it for a garnish, I like to have fresh grated coconut on hand.”

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  • “_ Cinerea; capite albido; antennarum articulo tertio albido apice nigro; thorace vitta fusca, scutello albido, abdomine nigro; pedibus albidis nigro fasciatis; alis albis, maculis plurimis nigricantibus ex parte confluentibus; halteribus albidis.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “_ Fulvus, latiusculus; antennarum articulo tertio piceo angusto lineari longissimo; abdomine vitta tenui nigricante; alis limpidis, costa vittaque postica fuscescentibus.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “Nigra; capite testaceo apud oculos albido, fronte ochracea; antennis piceis basi rufescentibus; thorace vitta lata cana; abdomine fulvo, disco nigro cupreo; pedibus fulvis, femoribus anticis apice tibiisque anticis basi nigris; alis sublimpidis, fascia media lata postice abbreviata guttam limpidam subcostalem includente lineaque transversa exteriore nigricantibus; halteribus testaceis.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “_ Viridi-cinerea; capite testaceo, vittis tribus anticis nigris, oculis subpetiolatis; antennis nigris; thorace vittisquatuor purpureo-nigris, scutello cyaneo basi viridi, pectore fulvo; abdomine viridi-fulvo; pedibus nigris, femoribus basi luteis, tibiis luteo fasciatis; alis subcinereis, vitta costali nigricante interrupta lurida strigata, vena transversa discali fusco nebulosa; halteribus testaceis apice nigris.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “_ Nigro-viridis; capite piceo apud oculos albido; antennis rufescentibus; thorace vitta abdomineque fasciis cinereis; pedibus nigris; alis limpidis, vittis tribus nigris, prima postice abbreviata, secunda tertiaque latis; halteribus albidis.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “_ Nigra, subtus albida, capite argenteo, thorace fasciis duabus (prima interrupta) albis, abdomine vitta tenui fasciisque interruptis albidis, alis cinereis, halteribus testaceis.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

  • “_ Nigra; capite fulvo apud oculos albido, fronte ochracea; antennis rufescentibus; thorace vitta cana; abdomine purpureo apice cyaneo; pedibus nigris, femoribus anticis tarsisque testaceis; alis sublimpidis, fascia lata media postice abbreviata, guttis interioribus lineaque transversa exteriore nigricantibus.”

    Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology

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  • super-kawy 1. Zoology A streak or band of color, as on the bill of a bird.

    2. Botany An oil tube in the fruit of certain plants, such as the carrot or parsley.

    vitate adj. Sep 23, 2009

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