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Webster 1913 Edition


Primine

Pri′mine

,
Noun.
[L.
primus
first: cf. F.
primine
.]
(Bot.)
The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.
☞ This word has been used by some writers to denote the inner integument, which is formed earlier than the outer. Cf.
Secundine
.

Definition 2024


primine

primine

English

Noun

primine (plural primines)

  1. (botany) The outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two)

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Italian

Noun

primine f

  1. plural of primina