INTEGUMENT


Meaning of INTEGUMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈte-gyə-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin integumentum, from integere to cover, from in- + tegere to cover — more at thatch

Date: circa 1611

: something that covers or encloses ; especially : an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

• in·teg·u·men·ta·ry -ˈmen-t(ə-)rē adjective

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