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# integument

«integument» in Mova's school dictionary: **A tough outer layer or covering of an animal or plant…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an integument, integuments) — science, formal

### meaning for a pupil

(biology) A tough outer layer or covering of an animal or plant, such as skin, a shell, a husk or the coat of a seed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science (biology) texts and formal writing. The integumentary system is skin, hair and nails. Phrases: the integumentary system.

### examples

- Skin is the integument of the human body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x1)
- A seed's integument protects the baby plant inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x2)
- The beetle's integument is hard and shiny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x3)
- Snakes shed their integument as they grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x4)
- The integumentary system includes skin, hair and nails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x5)
- The bark is the integument of the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#x6)

### note

Technical word; everyday words: skin, covering, coat, shell. Say in-TEG-yu-ment.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «integument» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.