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Webster 1913 Edition


Integument

In-teg′u-ment

,
Noun.
[L.
integumentum
, fr.
integere
to cover; pref.
in-
in, on +
tegere
to cover: cf. F.
intégument
. See 1st
n-
, and
Tegument
.]
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 part.

Webster 1828 Edition


Integument

INTEG'UMENT

,
Noun.
[L. integumentum, intego, to cover; in and tego. See Deck.] That which naturally invests or covers another thing; but appropriately and chiefly, in anatomy, a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular part. The skin of seeds and the shells of crustaceous animals are denominated integuments.

Definition 2024


integument

integument

English

Noun

integument (plural integuments)

  1. (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
  2. (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.

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