integument

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English

WOTD – 7 April 2009

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

integument (plural integuments)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

tegument

Translations

outer protective covering of body

Bulgarian: външна обвивка (vǎnšna obvivka)
Dutch: bekleedsel, huid (nl)
Finnish: integumentti, ruumiinpeite
French: tégument (fr) m
Ido: tegumento (io)
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Norwegian: integument n
Romanian: tegument (ro) n, înveliș (ro) n
Russian: покро́в (ru) m (pokróv)
Spanish: integumento m

outer layer of an ovule

Dutch: omhulsel (nl)
Finnish: integumentti, siemenaiheen kalvo
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French: tégument (fr) m
Norwegian: integument n

See also

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