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integument's - 2 dictionary results
in·teg·u·ment     (ĭn-těg'yŏŏ-mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ.
  2. Botany The envelope of an ovule.


[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.
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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