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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बाह्यचोल

Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bahyachol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exine/ˈɛk.saɪn/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"परागकण का बाह्यचोल स्पोरोपिनिन से बना होता है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The outer, highly resistant layer of the wall of a spore or pollen grain, composed largely of sporopollenin.

    "The intricate ornamentation on the exine helps botanists identify different species of fossilized pollen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 20th century, derived from the Latin prefix ex- (meaning out or outer) combined with the chemical suffix -ine, referencing organic compounds. It was established in botanical and palynological nomenclature to describe the tough outer coat of pollen grains and spores.

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