indumentum (redirected from indumenta)

in·du·ment  (nd-mnt, -dy-) also in·du·men·tum (nd-mntm, -dy-)

n. pl. in·du·ments also in·du·men·ta (-mnt)

A covering of fine hairs or scales.

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[Latin indmentum, garment, from induere, to put a garment on; see endue.]

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indumentum - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect indument covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"