secundine

[ sek-uhn-dahyn, -din ]

nounBotany.

the inner integument of an ovule.

Origin of secundine

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

Compare primine.

Words Nearby secundine

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How to use secundine in a sentence

The third thing which makes up the secundine in the alantois, of which there is a great dispute amongst anatomists.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | Anonymous
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 Mitchell
Eventually 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 secundine

secundine

/ (ˈsɛkənˌdaɪn, -dɪn) /

noun

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

Origin of secundine

C17: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following + -ine . See second 1

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