integument
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Magnified. b, Natural size of the seed vessel. c, Integument of the Gyrogonite, or petrified seed-vessel of Chara hispida, found in the Scotch marl-lakes.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
On the Importance of an Examination of the Structure of the Integument of Crustacea in the determination of doubtful Species.—Application to the genus Galathea, with the Description of a New Species of that Genus.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Integument, in-teg′ū-ment, n. the external protective covering of a plant or animal.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Integument: the outer covering to the insect body.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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