exine

English

Alternative forms

extine

Etymology

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Noun

exine (plural exines)

(botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.

Coordinate terms

intine (the inner layer of the pollen cell)

Derived terms

Translations

outer layer of a pollen grain or spore

Catalan: exina (ca) f
French: exine (fr) f
German: Exine f
Hebrew: דָּפְנַת הָאַבְקָה f, דָּפְנָה (he) f (dofna)
Ido: exino (io)
Irish: eisín
Korean: 외표벽 (oepyobyeok)
Portuguese: exina f
Romanian: exină (ro) f

See also

Pollen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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