"integument" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ [General-American, UK] Audio: en-us-integument.ogg Forms: integuments [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)teg- (cover)}}, {{bor|en|la|integumentum|t=a covering}} Latin integumentum (“a covering”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} integument (plural integuments)
  1. A shell or other outer protective layer.
    Sense id: en-integument-en-noun-~v3WdF7F
  2. (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (outer protective covering of body): външна обвивка (vǎnšna obvivka) (Bulgarian), bekleedsel (Dutch), huid (Dutch), integumentti (Finnish), ruumiinpeite (Finnish), tégument [masculine] (French), tegumento (Ido), seicin [feminine] (Irish), integument [neuter] (Norwegian), گوملك (gömlek) (Ottoman Turkish), tegument [neuter] (Romanian), înveliș [neuter] (Romanian), покро́в (pokróv) [masculine] (Russian), integumento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-integument-en-noun-gchmJc5p Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'outer protective covering of body': 27 47 26
  3. (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (outer layer of an ovule): omhulsel (Dutch), integumentti (Finnish), siemenaiheen kalvo (Finnish), tégument [masculine] (French), integument [neuter] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-integument-en-noun-ZyFoWoZz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 12 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 21 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 20 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 16 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 18 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 19 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 3 16 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 18 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 6 18 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 18 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 16 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 18 80 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'outer layer of an ovule': 21 19 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: integumental, integumentary Related terms: tegument, bitegmic, endotegmic, exotegmic, mesotegmic, unitegmic

Inflected forms

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "outer protective covering of body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "integumento"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "outer layer of an ovule",
      "word": "omhulsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "outer layer of an ovule",
      "word": "integumentti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "outer layer of an ovule",
      "word": "siemenaiheen kalvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "outer layer of an ovule",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tégument"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "outer layer of an ovule",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "integument"
    }
  ],
  "word": "integument"
}

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