vitta

noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

A fillet, or garland for the head.

2

A longitudinal stripe.

The curved black line behind the scutel is usually expanded, in connection with the metathoracic black vitta, into a broad black triangle, the apex of which does not quite attain the abdominal peduncle.

3

An oil tube in the fruit of some plants.

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