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Definition of Intine

1. n. A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.

Definition of Intine

1. Noun. (botany palynology) The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain ¹

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Definition of Intine

1. the inner wall of a spore [n -S]

Medical Definition of Intine

1. Inner layer of the wall of a pollen grain, resembling a primary cell wall in structure and composition. Also used for the inner wall layer of a spore. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Intine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte ...: With a Concise History of the Events by Willem Lodewyk Van-Ess (1809)
"Arrangements, similar to those on the Lahn, were concerted by the generals on-the Upper intine, a line of demarkation was agreed on, and a friend- . ..."

2. Under King Constantine by Katrina Trask (1893)
"UNDER KING CONST/intine. Over his face and hair,— then to the words Upon his doublet, tracing thoughtfully Their broidered curving with her forefinger, ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"3) and others, the intine becomes thickened, ... provided with lids, the intine at these points is considerably thickened, and in growth pushes the cap off. ..."

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