intine
[
in
-teen, -tahyn]
/ˈɪn tin, -taɪn/
noun
,
Botany
1.
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
Origin
1825-35;
<
Latin
int
(
us
) within +
-ine
2
Examples from the web for
intine
The mature pollen wall is composed of two layers, an outer exine and an inner
intine
.
British Dictionary definitions for
intine
intine
/
ˈɪntɪn;
-tiːn;
-taɪn
/
noun
1.
the inner wall of a pollen grain or a spore
Compare
exine
Word Origin
C19: from Latin
intimus
innermost +
-ine
1