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noun
The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Perisperm in an early condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: yolk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: food, nutrient
History
From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.
