integument

(in teg′yo̵̅o̅ mənt, -yə-)

noun

a natural outer covering of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind

Origin: L integumentum, a covering < integere, to cover < in-, in, upon + tegere, to cover: see thatch

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See integument in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ.
Botany The envelope of an ovule.

Origin:

Origin: Latin integumentum

Origin: , from integere, to cover

Origin: : in-, on; see in-²

Origin: + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots

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