Definitions For Secundine
Noun
SECUNDINE (plural SECUNDINEs) (botany) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine. (chiefly, in the plural) The afterbirth, or placenta and membranes.Usage notes
botany In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat. When they remain distinct the secundine becomes the mesosperm, as in the castor bean.Etymology
{{PIE root, en, sekʷ, id=follow}} from {{der, en, LL., secundinae, , afterbirth}}, from {{der, en, la, secundae, , the afterbirth}}, shortened from secundae membranae "the second membranes", from secundus, , following, coming next.{{R:Etymonline}} See secondIs Secundine a Scrabble Word?
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16
The word Secundine is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends