indumentum

[ in-doo-men-tuhm, -dyoo- ]

noun

, Botany, Zoology.

, plural in·du·men·ta [in-d, oo, -, men, -t, uh, -dy, oo, -], in·du·men·tums.

1. a dense, hairy covering.

indumentum

/ ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm /

noun

1. an outer covering, such as hairs or down on a plant or leaf, feathers, fur, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of indumentum¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from New Latin, Latin: “garment, covering,” from Latin indu(ere) “to put on, don” (from ind-, combining form of in- in- ²( def ) + -uere, “to put on”; exuviae ) + -mentum -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of indumentum¹

C19: Latin, literally: garment

Example Sentences

Nec mora, rex illam emancipauit, et insuper Dei famulo suum indumentum donauit.

From Project Gutenberg

Calabre appears to have been a kind of fur: a document in Rymer, quoted by Ducange, speaks of an indumentum foderatum cum Calabre.

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