secundine

American  

[sek-uhn-dahyn, -din] / ˈsɛk ənˌdaɪn, -dɪn /

noun

Botany.

1. the inner integument of an ovule.

---

secundine British  

/ -dɪn, ˈsɛkənˌdaɪn /

noun

1. rare botany one of the two integuments surrounding the ovule of a plant

---

Etymology

Origin of secundine

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin secundīnae (plural) afterbirth

Example Sentences

Within the primine lies the bony crustaceous secundine, which is quite loose, and seems as if it were independent of the primine.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

This skin is that which is most commonly called the secundine, as it is thick and white garnished with many small veins and arteries, ending in the placenta before named, being very light and slippery.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

Setting aside the name given to this by the Greeks and Latins, it is called in English by the name of secundine, after-birth or after-burden; which are held to be four in number.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

Eventually the end of the thin brittle primine breaks like an eggshell and the secundine falls out.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas