secundines
plural of secundine
Source: Wiktionary
Sec"un*dine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. secondine.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine.
Note: 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.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. secondines.]
Definition: The afterbirth, or placenta and membranes; -- generally used in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
