extine
[ ek-steen, -stahyn ]
/ ˈɛk stin, -staɪn /
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noun Botany.
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The pollen grain bears numerous spines, the dark spots indicate thin places in the extine.
British Dictionary definitions for extine
Word Origin for extine
C19: from Latin extimus outermost + -ine 1
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Scientific definitions for extine
extine
[ ĕk′stēn′, -stīn′ ]
See exine.
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