Definition of Exine
1. the outer layer of certain spores [n -S]
Medical Definition of Exine
1.
External part of pollen wall that is often elaborately sculptured in a fashion characteristic of the plant species. Contains sporopollenin. The term is also used for the outer part of a spore wall.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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