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Outer Coat Of A Pollen Grain Crossword Clue

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199%5Exact Match!
235%8Outer coating of a seed or pollen grain
334%6 Comes in long-grain, medium-grain, and short-grain varieties

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We think the answer is "EXINE" which means:

    noun
  • • The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The exine is the resistant outer layer of a pollen grain."
  • • "The exine is composed primarily of sporopollenin."

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New York Times10 Dec 1995 Across 40
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