integument

Example Sentences

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They called the outer coat a cupule and proposed that it was the precursor to the outer coat, or integument, of angiosperm seeds.

From Science Magazine

To get multiple specimens of a synapsid with integument is a big deal.

From Scientific American

To grow old, though, is not only a chronological fact but also an inevitability of fading powers and sagging integument.

From New York Times

And in each case, the only integument known from these dinosaurs were blotches of scaly skin from areas of the neck, hips, and tail.

From Scientific American

They describe minute scales in clusters, divided by bands of skin, which are arranged in patterns reminiscent of veins on a leaf, and no evidence of feathers, or other features associated with avian integument.

From The Guardian