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Definition of Primine
1. n. The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.
Definition of Primine
1. Noun. (botany) The outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two) ¹
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Definition of Primine
1. the outer covering of an ovule [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primine
Literary usage of Primine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the Southern States by John Darby (1860)
"... a second makes its appearance in the same manner, which is called the primine,
and both increase until they present the appearance represented in Fig. ..."
2. An introduction to botany by John Lindley (1832)
"Half ripe seed of the same, cut through perpendicularly ; after Brongniart : a,
the umbilical cord; 4, foramen; c, primine; d, ..."
3. An Introduction to Botany by John Lindley (1832)
"Half ripe seed of the same, cut through perpendicularly ; afler Brongniart : a,
the umbilical cord; 5, foramen; c, primine; d, ..."
4. An Introduction to Botany by John Lindley (1839)
"Half-ripe seed of the same, cut through perpendicularly; after Brongniart : a,
the umbilical cord ; b, foramen ; c, primine ; >l, ..."
5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"Had the growth of this tunic been actually traced from the primine of the ovule,
an important fact would have been established; but simply because the ..."
6. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"Half-ripe seed of the same, cut through perpendicularly ; after Brongniart : a,
the umbilical cord ; l, foramen ; c, primine; . ..."
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