integument
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Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024
This is covered by a layer known as the integument.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The integument contains an opening called the micropyle, through which the pollen tube enters the embryo sac.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The integument will develop into the seed coat after fertilization and protect the entire seed.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The presence of a perianth is a feature suggestive of an approach to the floral structure of Angiosperms; the prolongation of the integument furnishes the flowers with a substitute for a stigma and style.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
