Definition of integument Integument
/ɪntɛˈgjʌmʌnt/ - [integyumunt] - in•teg•u•ment
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What does integument mean?
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NounPlural: integuments |
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| integument - an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell | ||
| natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- integument (n.)
That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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integument
in-teg′ū-ment, n. the external protective covering of a plant or animal.—adj. Integument′ary. [L.,—integĕre—in, upon, tegĕre, to cover.]
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🔤- integument, noun, singular of integuments.
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