exine

English

Colourised SEM image of (the exines of) various pollen grains

Alternative forms

• extine

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

exine (plural exines)

1. (botany, palynology) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.

Coordinate terms

• intine (inner wall)

Derived terms

• ektexine
• endexine
• exinal
• exinite
• exineless
• nexine
• primexine
• sexine

Translations

outer layer of a pollen grain or spore

• Catalan: exina (ca) f
• French: exine (fr) f
• German: Exine f
• Hebrew: דָּפְנַת הָאַבְקָה f, דָּפְנָה (he) f (dofna)
• Ido: exino (io)
• Irish: eisín
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 외표벽 (oepyobyeok)
• Portuguese: exina f
• Romanian: exină (ro) f

See also

• Pollen § Structure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia