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tercine

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tercine \Ter"cine\, n. [F., from L. tertius the third.] (Bot.)
   A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and
   surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine.
   [1913 Webster]

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