indument

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See also: indûment

English

Etymology

Latin indumentum (“a covering”). See indue, and compare induement.

Noun

indument (countable and uncountable, plural induments)

  1. (obsolete) garment, robe, clothing
  2. (zoology) plumage; feathers
  3. (botany) indumentum
    • 1986, “Taxonomical significance of the leaf indument in Dryopteris (Pteridophyta): I. Some North American, Macaronesian and European taxa”, in Plant Systematics and Evolution, volume 153, →DOI, page 77:
      The leaf indument of a number of North American, Macaronesian and European Dryopteris taxa is described.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dy.mɑ̃/
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Adverb

indument

  1. post-1990 spelling of indûment

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