integument

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1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.

noun

1. the protective layer around an ovule that becomes the seed coat
2. the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle

n.

1610s, from Latin integumentum “a covering,” from integere “to cover over,” from in- “in, upon” (see in- (2)) + tegere “to cover” (see stegosaurus).

n.

1. The enveloping membrane of the body, including the dermis, epidermis, hair, nails, and sebaceous, sweat, and mammary glands.
2. The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of a body or a part.

1. A natural outer covering of an animal or plant or of one of its parts, such as skin, a shell, or the part of a plant ovule that develops into a seed coat.

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