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Quintine vs Quartine - What's the difference?

quintine | quartine |

Quartine is a coordinate term of quintine.



As nouns the difference between quintine and quartine

is that quintine is the embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument while quartine is a supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

quintine

English

Noun

  • (botany) The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument.

    • See also

    * tercine * quartine ----

    quartine

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

  • (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.

    • Coordinate terms

    * tercine * quintine ----