integument's - 2 dictionary results
| in·teg·u·ment
(ĭn-těg'yŏŏ-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin integumentum, from integere, to cover : in-, on; see in-2 + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] in·teg'u·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē) adj. |
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integument
(ĭn-těg'y -mənt) Pronunciation Key
A natural outer covering of an animal or plant or of one of its parts, such as skin, a shell, or the part of a plant ovule that develops into a seed coat. |
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