'indumentum' definitions:
Definition of 'indumentum'
noun
A covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: indumentum,
indument]
Definition of 'indumentum'
- Indument \In"du*ment\, n. [L. indumentum a covering. See
Indue, and cf. Induement.]
- 1. (Zool.) Plumage; feathers.
[1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot., Zool.) A dense covering, especially a hairy one;
called also indumentum.
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