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Meaning of PRIMINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pri"mine\, n. [L. primus first: cf. F. primine.] (Bot.)
The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.
Note: This word has been used by some writers to denote the
      inner integument, which is formed earlier than the
      outer. Cf. {Secundine}.
 
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