单词 | tegmen |
释义 | tegmen —tegminal /teg"meuh nl/, adj. /teg"meuhn/, n. , pl. tegmina /-meuh neuh/. 1. a cover, covering, or integument. 2. Bot. the delicate inner integument or coat of a seed. 3. (of certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that forms a protective covering for the hind wings. [1800-10; < L: covering (also tegumen, tegimen with anaptyctic vowel), equiv. to teg(ere) to cover + -men n. suffix] |
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