Associations to the word «Integument»
Noun
Wiktionary
INTEGUMENT, noun. (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
INTEGUMENT, noun. (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
Dictionary definition
INTEGUMENT, noun. An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.