integument

[ in-teg-yuh-muhnt ]

/ ɪnˈtɛg yə mənt /

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noun

a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.

any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.

RELATED WORDS

coat, hide, pelt, envelope, skin, aril

Nearby words

integration by parts, integrationist, integrative bargaining, integrator, integrity, integument, integumentary, intel, intellect, intellection, intellective

Origin of integument

First recorded in 1605–15, integument is from the Latin word integumentum a covering. See in-², tegument

SYNONYMS FOR integument

1 cortex, involucre, involucrum.

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Examples from the Web for integument

A remarkable cord of cells having a position just below the integument occurs on each side of the head.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Along the outer side of the foot is a thin extension of the integument.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The process is frequent, the integument separates entire, and is almost colorless.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852|Various
Those of the surface or integument of the body, with its appendages.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various

The tongue or taste organ is but the integument folded inwards and a little modified.
The Gospel Of Evolution|Edward Aveling

British Dictionary definitions for integument

integument

/ (ɪnˈtɛɡjʊmənt) /

noun

the protective layer around an ovule that becomes the seed coat

the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle

Derived Forms

integumental or integumentary, adjective

Word Origin for integument

C17: from Latin integumentum, from tegere to cover

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Medicine definitions for integument

integument

[ ĭn-tĕg′yu-mənt ]

n.

The enveloping membrane of the body, including the dermis, epidermis, hair, nails, and sebaceous, sweat, and mammary glands.

The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of a body or a part.

Related forms

in•teg′u•men′ta•ry (-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē) adj.

Science definitions for integument

integument

[ ĭn-tĕg′yu-mənt ]

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.