indument
See also: indûment
English
Etymology
Latin indumentum (“a covering”). See indue, and compare induement.
Noun
indument (countable and uncountable, plural induments)
- (obsolete) garment, robe, clothing
- (zoology) plumage; feathers
- (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.
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Related terms
- indumentum
Anagrams
- dentinum, muntined, unminted
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dy.mɑ̃/
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Adverb
indument
- post-1990 spelling of indûment
Further reading
- “indument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.