exine
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Noun
[edit]exine (plural exines)
- (botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- intine (the inner layer of the pollen cell)
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[edit]outer layer of a pollen grain or spore