Definition of Integument

1. Noun. An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.

Generic synonyms: Cover, Covering, Natural Covering
Derivative terms: Integumental, Integumentary

Definition of Integument

1. n. 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 part.

Definition of Integument

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Integument

1. A covering, one of the outer layers of tissue of a plant ovule. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Integument

integrations
integrative
integrator
integrator
integrators
integrator gene
integrins
integrin modulating factor 1
integrin PS2
integrities
integrity
integrity
integropallial
integumation
integument (current term)
integument (current term)
integumental
integumentary
integumentary
integumentary system
integumentary system
integuments
integumentum commune
intellect
intellect
intellection
intellections
intellective
intellective
intellectively

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