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How to pronounce integument in English?

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Type Words
Type of cover, covering, natural covering
Derivation integumental, integumentary

Examples of integument

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Along with integument cells surrounding the embryo, a seed develops containing the embryo.
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The megasporangium bears an unopened distal extension protruding above the multilobed integument.
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The megasporangium bears an unopened distal extension protruding above the mutlilobed integument.
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The abdomen of bed bug was split to integument and others.
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How can its integument be impervious to bullets and missiles?
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In both cases, the resulting zygote develops into an embryo, which along with its surrounding integument, becomes a seed.
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Photosensitivity of the integument is due to the pigment melanopsin inside specialized cells called melanophores.
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Tiny black spots appear on larval integument.
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Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany.
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More examples
  • An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
  • The integumentary system (From Latin integumentum, from integere 'to cover'; from in- + tegere 'to cover') is the organ system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages (including hair, scales, feathers, and nails). ...
  • (integuments) Two distinct tissue layers that surround the nucellus of the ovule When mature they become the testa or seed coat
  • Something that covers or encloses, e.g., the skin.
  • A covering; one of the outer layers of tissue of an ovule.
  • The outer multicellular layer of the ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
  • The skin, consisting of the dermis and epidermis; a covering.
  • Layer of sporophyte tissue that contributes to the structure of an ovule of a seed plant.
  • An outer protective layer or part of an animal or plant, for example, a shell, rind, husk, or skin. Also includes feathers. In commonly kept bird species, the integument is of vital importance for the health and well-being of the animal. ...