| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·teg·u·ment |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-t g y -m nt |
| NOUN: | 1. A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ. 2. Botany The envelope of an ovule. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin integumentum, from integere, to cover : in-, on; see in–2 + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | in·teg u·menta·ry (-mnt-r , -mntr) —ADJECTIVE
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