indumentum

American  

[in-doo-men-tuhm, -dyoo-] / ˌɪn dʊˈmɛn təm, -djʊ- /

noun

Botany, Zoology.

• indumenta,
  plural
• indumentums
  plural

1. a dense, hairy covering.

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indumentum British  

/ ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• indumenta
  plural
• indumentums
  plural

Etymology

Origin of indumentum

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”; cf. exuviae) + -mentum -ment

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

indumentum

The differentiating qualities relate to the shape and indumentum of the leaves.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries

P. convex-exp. yellow, covered with rusty or cinnamon indumentum; g. at first yellowish; s. incurved, short, rusty and fibrillosely scaly below. muricata, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee