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primine

primine noun: the outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two).

Noun

primine (plural primines)

  1. The outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two)
    • In the seed these membranes are called by various names, of which the most frequently used are spermoderm or testa for the primine; mesosperm, for the secondine; and endopleura for the other.1835, John Lindley, A Key to Structural, Physiological, and Systematic Botany, Longman et al. (publishers), page 35

Forms of primine

pluralprimines

Questions about primine

What does primine mean?
Primine means the outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two).
What part of speech is primine?
Primine is a noun.
What is the plural of primine?
The plural of primine is primines.

Words near primine in the dictionary

  1. primigravidity
  2. primigravids
  3. primigravidæ
  4. primigravity
  5. primina
  6. primine
  7. primines
  8. priming
  9. priming pan
  10. priming pans
  11. priming powder

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