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primine

[ prahy-min ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. the outer integument of an ovule.


primine

/ ˈpraɪmɪn /

noun

  1. rare.
    botany the integument surrounding an ovule or the outer of two such integuments Compare secundine
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of primine1

1825–35; < Latin prīm ( us ) first ( prime ) + -ine 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of primine1

C19: via French from Latin prīmus first
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Example Sentences

Within the primine lies the bony crustaceous secundine, which is quite loose, and seems as if it were independent of the primine.

Eventually the end of the thin brittle primine breaks like an eggshell and the secundine falls out.

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