integument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A shell or other outer protective layer.
An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.

/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ en-us-integument.ogg

integument integuments

Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

tegument bitegmic endotegmic exotegmic mesotegmic unitegmic

integumental integumentary integumentation

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