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tegument
noun as in cover
noun as in lamina
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The ripe pseudospores are enveloped in a thick tegument, of a dark brown colour.
The third a harder tegument or shell, which lieth under the Mace.
As it ripens the yellow external tegument opens, revealing the dark-red mace, that is closely enwrapped about a thin black shell.
I am not ignorant that our ancestors ate them seethed, or boiled—but what a sacrifice of the exterior tegument!
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On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tegument, such as: canvas, cap, dress, envelope, jacket, and lid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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