quartine

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noun

A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

OriginLatin quartus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounquartine (plural quartines)

plural quartines

  1. archaicbiologyA supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

Origin

  1. Latinquartus“fourth”
  2. Englishquartine

Latin quartus (“fourth”).

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APA

quartine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartine

MLA

“quartine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quartine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartine.

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