secundine

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noun

The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine.

OriginLate Latin secundinae ← Latin secundae →
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Meanings

nounsecundine (plural secundines)

plural secundines

  1. biologyThe second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine.
  2. in pluralThe afterbirth, or placenta and membranes.

Origin

  1. Latinsecundae“the afterbirth”
  2. Late Latinsecundinae“afterbirth”
  3. Englishsecundine

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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APA

secundine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundine

MLA

“secundine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secundine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundine.

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