VITELLARIUM


Meaning of VITELLARIUM in English

ˌvīd. ə lˈa(a)rēəm, ˌvid.- noun

( plural vitellar·ia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from vitell- + -arium

1. : a modified part of the ovary that in many flatworms and rotifers produces yolk-filled cells serving to nourish the true eggs — distinguished from germarium

2. : the part of an insect ovariole in which the egg cells grow to mature size

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