Definitions for: Integument


[n] an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell



Webster (1913) Definition: In*teg"u*ment, n. [L. integumentum, fr. integere to
cover; pref. in- in, on + tegere to cover: cf. F.
int['e]gument. See 1st n-, and Tegument.]
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.

See Also: cover, covering, natural covering

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