secundine

American  

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

noun

Botany.

1. the inner integument of an ovule.

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secundine British  

/ -dɪn, ˈsɛkənˌdaɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of secundine

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

Example Sentences

When two, one has been called Primine, the other Secundine.

From Project Gutenberg

Secundine, the inner coat of the ovule, 110.

From Project Gutenberg

The ovules are the rudimentary seeds, situated in a case at the base of the pistils, each consisting of a central portion, called the nucleus, which is surrounded by two coats, the inner called the secundine, the outer the primine.

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If she happen to take cold, it is a great obstruction to the afterbirth; in such cases the midwife ought to chafe the woman's stomach gently, so as to break, not only the wind, but also to force the secundine to come down.

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In case of flux of blood, if the neck of the womb be open, it must be considered whether the infant or the secundine, generally called the afterbirth, comes first, and as the latter happens to do so occasionally, it stops the mouth of the womb and hinders the birth, and endangers both the woman's and the child's life.

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