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exine

exine noun: the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.

exine: the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium
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Noun

exine (plural exines)

  1. The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
    Synonyms:
    extine

exine meaning in Tamil

exine in Tamil

பூந்துமணிச்சுவா, வெளியுறை

Synonyms of exine

Forms of exine

pluralexines

Origin of exine

From German Exine, from Latin ex- + German -ine.

Words formed from exine

Questions about exine

What does exine mean?
Exine means the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
What is exine in Tamil?
Exine in Tamil is பூந்துமணிச்சுவா, வெளியுறை. See Exine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exine?
Exine is a noun.
What is the plural of exine?
The plural of exine is exines.

Words near exine in the dictionary

  1. exinanites
  2. exinaniting
  3. exinanition
  4. exinanitions
  5. exindusiate
  6. exine
  7. exineless
  8. exines
  9. exing
  10. exinite
  11. exinites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exine (page history and authors); exine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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