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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: integument n : an outer protective covering such as a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
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