integument

WOTD – 7 April 2009    

English

Etymology

From Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

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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.

Derived terms

• integumentary

Translations

outer protective covering of body

• Dutch: bekleedsel (nl) , huid (nl)
• Finnish: integumentti (fi), ruumiinpeite (fi)
• French: tégument (fr) m

• Ido: tegumento (io)
• Norwegian: integument (no) n
• Romanian: tegument (ro) n, înveliș (ro) n
• Russian: покров (ru) (pokrov) m
• Spanish: integumento (es) m

outer layer of an ovule

• Dutch: omhulsel (nl)
• Finnish: integumentti (fi)

• French: tégument (fr) m
• Norwegian: integument (no) n