"integument" značenje u engleski leksikon

Množina: integuments

ETYM Latin integumentum, from integere to cover; pref. in- in, on + tegere to cover: cf. French intégument. Related to n-, and Tegument.
An outer protective covering such as a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.
An external covering or coating.
In seed-producing plants, the protective coat surrounding the ovule. In flowering plants there are two, in gymnosperms only one. A small hole at one end, the micropyle, allows a pollen tube to penetrate through to the egg during fertilization.