tegmina

noun, plural teg·mi·na

[-muh-nuh] .

a cover, covering, or integument.

Botany. the delicate inner integument or coat of a seed.

(of certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hind wings.

Origin:
1800–10; < Latin: covering (also tegumen, tegimen with anaptyctic vowel), equivalent to teg(ere) to cover + -men noun suffix

Related forms

teg·mi·nal

[teg-muh-nl] , adjective

sub·teg·mi·nal, adjective

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tegmen (ˈtɛɡmən)

—n , pl -mina
1.	either of the leathery forewings of the cockroach and related insects
2.	the delicate inner covering of a seed
3.	any similar covering or layer

[C19: from Latin: a cover, variant of tegimen, from tegere to cover]

'tegminal

—*adj*

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tegmen teg·men (těg'mən)
n. pl. teg·mi·na (-mə-nə)
A covering or an integument of a part. Also called tegmentum.

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tegmen

(těg'mən) Pronunciation Key
A covering or integument, such as the tough leathery forewing of certain insects or the inner coat of a seed.

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