integument
IPA: ɪntˈɛgjʌmʌnt
noun
- A shell or other outer protective layer.
- (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
- (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
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Examples of "integument" in Sentences
- The integument is thick and opaque.
- The integument develops into the fruit.
- Integument finely reticulated throughout the body.
- It is covered by the parotid gland, and by the integument.
- Orange hairs cover the pigmented integument around the eyes.
- The remnants of the integument are what make up the silverskin.
- At this time it will suppress, consume, and replace the integument.
- At this time, it will suppress, consume, and replace the integument.
- The maternal tissues of the ovule include the integuments and the nucellus.
- The integuments are the outer cell layers of the ovule enclosing the nucellus.
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