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单词 secundine
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secundine

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

noun Botany.

the inner integument of an ovule.
Compare primine.

Origin of secundine

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

Words nearby secundine

secularize, secular tertiaries, secund, Secunderabad, secundigravida, secundine, secundines, secundipara, secundus, secure, secured loan
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Example sentences from the Web for secundine

  • 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
  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for secundine

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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