secundine
[sek-uh n-dahyn, -din]
- the inner integument of an ovule.
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Origin of secundine
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin secundīnae (plural) afterbirth
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secundines
- physiol a technical word for afterbirth
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Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following; see second 1
secundine
- botany rare one of the two integuments surrounding the ovule of a plant
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Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following + -ine . See second 1
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Word Origin and History for secundines
secundine
n.
"afterbirth," from Late Latin secundinae (plural), from Latin secundae "the afterbirth," shortened from secundae membranae, literally "the second membranes," from secundus "second" (see second (adj.)). Related: Secundines.
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secundines
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