You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.