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Definition of: integument
(in·teg′yə·mənt) noun
1. A covering; coating; investment.
2. Biol. Any natural outer covering or envelope, as the skin of an animal, coat of a seed, etc. [<L integumentum covering <integere cover <in- thoroughly + tegere cover]
—in·teg·u·men·ta·ry (in·teg′·yə·men′tə·rē) adjective
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