# vitellus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
2. Perisperm in an early condition.
3. An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.

## Etymology
From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.

## Source
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