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secundine
secundine (ˈsɛkʌndɪn) Also 4–6 secondyne, (4 -dying), 6–7, 9 secondine. [ad. late L. secundīnæ pl. (for which class. Latin had secundæ), f. secundus following: see second a. and -ine.] 1. Obstetrics. The placenta and other adjuncts of a fœtus extruded from the womb after the expulsion of the fœtus i...
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primine
primine Bot. (ˈpraɪmɪn) [= F. primine (Mirbel 1828), f. L. prīm-us first +-ine1.] The first of the two coats or integuments of an ovule; i.e. a. (originally), the outer one; but subsequently b. applied to the inner, as being formed first. Opp. to secundine.a. 1832 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) V. 52 note, T...
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tercine
tercine Bot. (ˈtɜːsɪn) [= F. tercine (Mirbel 1828), f. F. tiers, tierce, or L. tertius third: see -ine1.] A third integument supposed by some to occur in certain ovules: cf. primine.1832 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) V. 52 note, The extensible side of the secundine, and even of the tercine or nucleus, soon ...
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mesosperm
mesosperm Bot. (ˈmɛsəʊspɜm) [ad. mod.L. mesosperm-um, f. Gr. µέσο-ς middle + σπέρµ-α seed.] The middle coat or covering of a seed.1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §578 Sometimes the secundine remains distinct in the seed, forming what has been called a mesosperm. 1852 Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms, Mesospermum. Sy...
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afterbirth
afterbirth (ˈɑːftəbɜːθ, æ-) [after- 6; in sense 1 perh. directly from Norse; cf. Icel. eptir-burðr, eftir-burðr (c 1300), OSw. efterbörd (Ihre), Dan. efterbyrd.] 1. The membrane in which the fœtus is enveloped in the womb; the secundine or placenta. So called because its extrusion follows that of th...
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heam
▪ I. † heam Obs. or dial. [A dial. variant of hame n.1] The amnion of an animal (= caul n.1 5 b); the secundine.1681 Waller Advice to Painter ii. 2 (Brand) Then draw a Haw-thorn Bush, and let him place The Heam upon't. 1726 Dict. Rust. (ed. 3), Heam (in Beasts) is the same thing with the after-birth...
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sarco-
sarco- (ˈsɑːkəʊ, sɑːˈkɒ) combining form of Gr. σαρκ-, σάρξ flesh, occurring as prefix in many scientific terms (the more important are given as Main words): sarco-acid, short for sarcolactic acid. ‖ ˈsarcobasis Bot., a very fleshy gynobase; = carcerule. ˈsarcoblast, (a) one of the minute yellow bodi...
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exo-
exo-, prefix1 (ˈɛksəʊ; before two unstressed syllables ɛkˈsɒ) (before a vowel sometimes reduced to ex-), repr. Gr. ἔξω, without, in many compounds of modern formation, as ˌexarteˈritis, ˌexo-arteˈritis [see arteritis], Path., inflammation of the outer coat of an artery; exoatmosˈpheric a., occurring...
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second
▪ I. second, n.1 (ˈsɛkənd) Forms: 4, 6 seconde, 6– second. [a. F. seconde, ad. med.L. secunda, fem. of L. secundus second a., used ellipt. for secunda minuta, lit. ‘second minute’, i.e. the result of the second operation of sexagesimal division; the result of the first such operation (now called ‘mi...
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