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
The layer of sporophyte tissue that surrounds the megasporangium, and later, the embryo, is called the integument.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
These arteries supply blood to the deep muscles of the thigh as well as ventral and lateral regions of the integument.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The pelvic organs and integument drain into the internal iliac vein, which forms from several smaller veins in the region, including the umbilical veins that run on either side of the bladder.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Each ovule is enclosed at the base by an envelope or collar homologous with the lamina of a leaf; the fleshy and hard coats of the nucellus constitute a single integument.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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