Vitae
See also: vitae
Translingual
Proper noun
Vitae
- (archaic, biology, taxonomy) the taxonomic category for all life; that which is not life is a mineral.
Usage notes
In the past, the world was divided into animal, vegetable and mineral. The animals (fauna) and vegetables (flora) were alive, a part of the Vitae, while the minerals were not.
Antonyms
- Mineralia