English Dictionary

integument

/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

noun

(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.

The integument protects the body from external damage.

意味（1）

(biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.

Sarsem became a naked young epicene in an integument of lavender scales with puffs of purple hair like pom-poms growing down his back.

意味（2）

(botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.

Her active living was suspended, but underneath, in the darkness, something was coming to pass. If only she could break through the last integuments!