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extine

(ˈɛkstɪn; -tiːn; -taɪn)
n
(Botany) another name for exine
[C19: from Latin extimus outermost + -ine1]
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Thick and hard extine with spike and deposit of sporopollenin began to grow from the outside of the thin and soft intine.
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Extine and Stout (1987) reported that habitats outside of the primary dunes were essential to and, in fact, may be preferred by beach mice.
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