vitta

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vitta \Vit"ta\, n.; pl. {Vittae}. [L. vitta ribbon, fillet.]
   1. (Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous
      plants.
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   2. (Zool.) A band, or stripe, of color.
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