单词 | indumentum |
释义 | indumentum[ in-doo-men-tuhm, -dyoo- ] / ˌɪn dʊˈmɛn təm, -dyʊ- / noun, plural in·du·men·ta [in-doo-men-tuh, -dyoo-], /ˌɪn dʊˈmɛn tə, -dyʊ-/, in·du·men·tums.Botany, Zoology.a dense, hairy covering. Origin of indumentum1840–50; <New Latin, Latin: “garment, covering,” equivalent to Latin induere “to put on, don” (ind-, by-form of in- in-2 + -uere, from a Proto-Indo-European root eu- “to dress”; cf. exuviae) + -mentum -ment Words nearby indumentumindulgence, indulgency, indulgent, induline, indult, indumentum, induna, induplicate, Induráin, indurate, indurated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for indumentumindumentum / (ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm) / noun plural -ta (-tə) or -tumsan outer covering, such as hairs or down on a plant or leaf, feathers, fur, etc Word Origin for indumentumC19: Latin, literally: garment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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