Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tercine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-cine
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac.

Archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from French tercine, from Latin tertius (“the third”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: tercine

Usage

Archaic

Frequently Paired Words

quintine

Questions

What does tercine mean?: A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac.
Where does tercine come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce tercine

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