INTEGUMENTS

Noun

integuments

plural of integument

Source: Wiktionary


INTEGUMENT

In*teg"u*ment, n. Etym: [L. integumentum, fr. integere to cover; pref. in- in, on + tegere to cover: cf. F. intégument. See 1st n-, and Tegument.]

Definition: That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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