perine

See also: Perine, periné, and peřině

English

Noun

perine (plural perines)

1. A sporoderm layer surrounding the exine of many spores
   • 2016 January 12, “PpASCL, the Physcomitrella patens Anther-Specific Chalcone Synthase-Like Enzyme Implicated in Sporopollenin Biosynthesis, Is Needed for Integrity of the Moss Spore Wall and Spore Viability”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The anther-specific chalcone synthase-like (ASCL) enzyme of Physcomitrella patens, PpASCL, has previously been implicated in the biosynthesis of sporopollenin, the main constituent of exine and perine, the two outermost layers of the moss spore cell wall.

Anagrams

• Priene, repine

Turkish

Etymology

From French périnée.

Noun

perine (definite accusative perineyi, plural perineler)

1. (anatomy) perinaeum