extine
[ek-steen, -stahyn]
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noun Botany.
Origin of extine
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The pollen grain bears numerous spines, the dark spots indicate thin places in the extine.
extine
noun
Word Origin for extine
C19: from Latin extimus outermost + -ine 1
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extine
[ĕk′stēn′, -stīn′]
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