secundine
[ sek-uh n-dahyn, -din ]
/ ˈsɛk ənˌdaɪn, -dɪn /
noun Botany.
the inner integument of an ovule.
Nearby words
secularity, secularize, secund, secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine, secundines, secundipara, secundus, secure, secure server
Compare primine.
Origin of secundine
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin secundīnae (plural) afterbirth
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British Dictionary definitions for secundines (1 of 2)
Word Origin for secundines
C14: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following; see second 1
British Dictionary definitions for secundines (2 of 2)
secundine
/ (ˈsɛkənˌdaɪn, -dɪn) /
noun
botany rare one of the two integuments surrounding the ovule of a plant
Word Origin for secundine
C17: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following + -ine . See second 1
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Medicine definitions for secundines
secundines
[ sē-kŭn′dīnz′, sĕk′ən-dīnz′ ]
pl.n.
afterbirth
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