TEGUMENT


Meaning of TEGUMENT in English

— tegumental /teg'yeuh men"tl/ , tegumentary /teg'yeuh men"teuh ree, -tree/ , adj.

/teg"yeuh meuhnt/ , n.

a covering or vestment; integument.

[ 1400-50; late ME tegumentum, equiv. to tegu- (see TEGMEN) + -mentum -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .