primine
[ prahy-min ]
nounBotany.
the outer integument of an ovule.
Origin of primine
1- Compare secundine.
Words Nearby primine
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How to use primine in a sentence
Within the primine lies the bony crustaceous secundine, which is quite loose, and seems as if it were independent of the primine.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia | Thomas MitchellEventually the end of the thin brittle primine breaks like an eggshell and the secundine falls out.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia | Thomas Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for primine
primine
/ (ˈpraɪmɪn) /
noun
botany rare the integument surrounding an ovule or the outer of two such integuments: Compare secundine
Origin of primine
1C19: via French from Latin prīmus first
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