Vitelligenous

Vitelligenous
Vitelligenous Vit`el*lig"e*nous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; -- applied to certain cells (also called nutritive, or yolk, cells) formed in the ovaries of many insects, and supposed to supply nutriment to the developing ova. [1913 Webster]

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  • vitelligenous — |vīd.əl|ijənəs, |vid. adjective Etymology: Latin vitellus + i + English genous : producing yolk vitelligenous cells in the ovaries which supply nutriment to the developing ova of many insects * * * vitelligenous / ijˈ/ adjective Producing yolk •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vitelligenous — adj. [L. vitellus, yolk; gignere, to produce] Producing yolk; sometimes applied to certain cells in the ovaries …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • vitelligenous — producing yolk Causation and Formation …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • vitelligenous — vitel·lig·e·nous …   English syllables

  • Meroistic — Mer o*is tic, a. [Gr. me ros part + ? an egg.] (Zo[ o]l.) Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Panoistic — Pan o*is tic, a. [Pan + Gr. ? an egg.] (Zo[ o]l.) Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Causation and Formation — These words refer to causation, formation, origination, production, growth, development or generation. While this might seem like a pretty broad category, all of the words in the list derive from the single Greek word genesis, which can have all… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • vitellogenous — |vīd.əl|äjənəs, |vid. adjective Etymology: vitell + genous : vitelligenous …   Useful english dictionary

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