1. <biology> The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. ... 2. <botany> Perisperm in an early condition. ... Origin: L, the yolk of an egg. ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Vi·tel'lus noun [ Latin , the yolk of an egg.] 1. (Biol.) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of Ovum . 2. (Botany) Perisperm in an early condition. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/30
vitellus The yolk of an egg. The word vitellus was first used in the sense 'yolk of an egg', by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a Roman physician and writer of the early first century. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2314/