extine

[ ek-steen, -stahyn ]

/ ˈɛk stin, -staɪn /

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noun Botany.

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Origin of extine

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

Words nearby extine

exterritorial, extinct, extinct in the wild, extinction, extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant, extinguisher, extirpate, extirpated

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How to use extine in a sentence

The pollen grain bears numerous spines, the dark spots indicate thin places in the extine.
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British Dictionary definitions for extine

extine

/ (ˈɛkstɪn, -tiːn, -taɪn) /

noun

another name for exine

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.