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Extine

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sexinenoun(palynology) The outer part of the exine, the outer covering of a pollen grain
exinenoun(botany, palynology) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
exosporiumnoun(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
intinenoun(botany, palynology) The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain
exotestanoun(botany) The outer layer of the testa, derived from the outer integument of the ovule.
exotegmennoun(botany) The part of the seed coat that develops from the outer surface of the inner integument
exotheciumnoun(botany) The outer layer of the anther.
epispermnoun(archaic, botany) The seed coat (outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant).
exostemanoun(botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
ectoaperturenoun(botany) The softest part of a pollen grain where the layer of ectexine is thinest
aspisnoun(historical) A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.
sporopolleninnoun(botany) A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall.
ectocolpusnoun(botany) A groove on the surface of a pollen grain
exosporenounThe outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi.
tegmennoun(biology) A covering or integument, usually referring to a thin layer or membrane in an organism.
echinatenoun(botany) A bristly grain or pollen
perinenounA sporoderm layer surrounding the exine of many spores
aleuronenounThe outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
exocarpnoun(biology) The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp
endotheciumnoun(botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules

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