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Webster 1913 Edition
Secundine
Sec′un-dine
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
secondine
.] 1.
(Bot.)
The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine.
☞ In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat. When they remain distinct the secundine becomes the mesosperm, as in the castor bean.
2.
[Cf. F.
secondines
.] The afterbirth, or placenta and membranes; – generally used in the plural.
Webster 1828 Edition
Secundine
SEC'UNDINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
secundine
secundine
English
Noun
secundine (plural secundines)
- (botany) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine.
- (chiefly in the plural) The afterbirth, or placenta and membranes.
Usage notes
- (botany): In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat. When they remain distinct the secundine becomes the mesosperm, as in the castor bean.