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secundine

[sek-uhn-dahyn, -din]

noun Botany.

the inner integument of an ovule.

Compare primine.

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

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secundine (ˈsɛkənˌdaɪn, -dɪn)

—n
	rare botany one of the two integuments surrounding the ovule of a plant

[C17: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following + -ine. See second¹]

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