Etymology

secundine

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Today it means: The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine. Full definition →

Late Latin secundinae ← Latin secundae
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  1. Latin · derived fromsecundae“the afterbirth”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromsecundinae“afterbirth”
  3. English todaysecundine

From Late Latin secundinae (“afterbirth”), from Latin secundae (“the afterbirth”), shortened from secundae membranae "the second membranes", from secundus (“following, coming next”). See second.

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