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extine

[ek-steen, -stahyn]
noun Botany.
  1. exine.
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Origin of extine

1825–35; < Latin ext(imus) most outward + -ine1
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Historical Examples

  • The pollen grain bears numerous spines, the dark spots indicate thin places in the extine.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5

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British Dictionary definitions for extine

extine

noun
  1. another name for exine
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Word Origin

C19: from Latin extimus outermost + -ine 1
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extine in Science

extine

[ĕk′stēn′, -stīn′]
  1. See exine.
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