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Intine

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in⋅tine

  [in-teen, -tahyn]
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–noun Botany.
the inner coat of a spore, esp. a pollen grain.
Origin:
1825–35; < L int(us) within + -ine 2
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in·tine   (ĭn'tēn')   
n.  The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain. Also called endosporium.

[German, from Latin intus, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]
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