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# integument

noun (an integument, integuments) — science, formal

«integument» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/#m1)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «integument» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integument/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«integument» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/integument.html) on Mova free.