- integument
- Outer covering of exoskeleton [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].(Order Isopoda):Outer covering, e.g., the exoskeleton [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
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integument — INTEGUMÉNT, integumente, s.n. (biol.) înveliş al ovulului. – Din fr., lat. integumentum. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 integumént s. n., pl. integuménte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
Integument — In*teg u*ment, n. [L. integumentum, fr. integere to cover; pref. in in, on + tegere to cover: cf. F. int[ e]gument. See 1st {n }, and {Tegument}.] That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Integumént — (lat.), Decke, Hülle, namentlich die pflanzliche Hülle, welche an der Samenknospe den Embryosack umgibt und einfach oder doppelt ist (Eihülle); sie läßt einen engen Gang (Mikropyle) für den Eintritt des Pollenschlauches frei … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
integument — index cover (protection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Integument — Integument, 1) ⇒ Haut; 2) Hülle in der ⇒ Samenanlage der Angiospermen (Bedecktsamer) … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
integument — 1610s, from L. integumentum a covering, from integere to cover over, from in in, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + tegere to cover (see STEGOSAURUS (Cf. stegosaurus)) … Etymology dictionary
integument — integùment m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA 1. zool. ovojnica na vanjskoj površini životinjskog tijela; koža 2. bot. ovoj oko središnjeg staničja u sjemenom zametku biljaka iz kojeg se razvija sjemena lupina ETIMOLOGIJA lat. integumentum: pokrov,… … Hrvatski jezični portal
integument — ► NOUN ▪ a tough outer protective layer, especially of an animal or plant. ORIGIN Latin integumentum, from integere to cover … English terms dictionary
integument — [in teg′yo͞o mənt, in teg′yəmənt] n. [L integumentum, a covering < integere, to cover < in , in, upon + tegere, to cover: see THATCH] a natural outer covering of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind… … English World dictionary
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
Integument — Die Integumente sind ein Bestandteil der Samenanlage der Samenpflanzen. Es sind Hüllschichten, welche den Nucellus umschließen. Nach der Befruchtung werden die Integumente zur Testa. Der Teil der Samenschale, der aus dem inneren Integument… … Deutsch Wikipedia
