integument

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtɛɡjʊmənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in teg′yə mənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•teg•u•ment  (in teg′yə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botany, Zoologya natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
  2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.
  • Latin integumentum a covering. See in-2, tegument
  • 1605–15
    1. cortex, involucre, involucrum.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
integument /ɪnˈtɛɡjʊmənt/ n
  1. the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin integumentum, from tegere to coverinˌteguˈmental, inˌteguˈmentary adj
'integument' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ovule - tegument - capsule - coat - condyle - cuticle - ecdysis - envelope - epidermis - exoskeleton - foramen - grasserie - integumentary - investment - pebrine - podotheca - primine - raw - tegmen - testa - torques - tunic - velamen - wound - scalp - secundine - seed coat - skin

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