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nexine

nexine noun: the inner layer of the exine.

Noun

nexine (plural nexines)

  1. The inner layer of the exine.
    • The exine is composed of the two major layers: the outer sexine and the inner nexine. The inner nexine is further composed of nexine I and nexine II.2009, Claire G. Williams, Conifer Reproductive Biology, page 74
    • Even though the period of nexine formation and the number and structure of the nexine layers vary, some general construction principles can be described. The nexine originates by deposition of sporopollenin onto lamellae […]2012, Oswald Kiermayer, Cytomorphogenesis in Plants, page 366

Forms of nexine

pluralnexines

Questions about nexine

What does nexine mean?
Nexine means the inner layer of the exine.
What part of speech is nexine?
Nexine is a noun.
What is the plural of nexine?
The plural of nexine is nexines.

Words near nexine in the dictionary

  1. nexeridine
  2. nexi
  3. nexii
  4. nexilin
  5. nexin
  6. nexine
  7. nexines
  8. nexins
  9. nexion
  10. nexions
  11. Nexit

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