'Integument' definitions:
Definition of 'integument'
(from WordNet)
noun
An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
Definition of 'Integument'
From: GCIDE
- 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; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular part. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'integument'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- border,
- circumference,
- coat,
- cortex,
- covering,
- crust,
- cuticle,
- dermis,
- envelope,
- epidermis,
- exterior,
- external,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- fell,
- fleece,
- flesh,
- fringe,
- front,
- fur,
- furring,
- hide,
- imitation fur,
- imitation leather,
- jacket,
- leather,
- leather paper,
- Leatherette,
- Leatheroid,
- lineaments,
- outer face,
- outer layer,
- outer side,
- outer skin,
- outline,
- outside,
- pelt,
- peltry,
- periphery,
- rawhide,
- rind,
- sheath,
- shell,
- skin,
- skins,
- superficies,
- superstratum,
- surface,
- tegmen,
- tegmentum,
- tegument,
- top,
- vair