integument
integument · integuments
покров
A shell or other outer protective layerA shell or other outer protective layer.
/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
Meaning
3 sensesA shell or other outer protective layer.
an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
покро́вpokróv
The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
outer protective covering of body:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).
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Forms
plural: integuments| Singular | integument |
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