Vitellarium
//ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
"In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila."
- 2 A modified part of the ovary that in many flatworms and rotifers produces yolk-filled cells serving to nourish the true eggs. wordnet
Example
More examples"In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila."
Etymology
Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitell- + -arium. See also English vitellus.
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