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| ex·ine [ ék sn, ék sn ] (plural ex·ines) |
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outer layer of pollen grain: the outer layer of a pollen grain or other spore. The surface patterns vary among different plant groups, allowing the makeup of former plant populations to be deduced from preserved pollen samples.
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| [Late 19th century. Origin ?] |
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