tegumen (tegimen)

tegumen (tegimen): tegumen (tegimen) inis (in oblique cases usu. tegmin-), n [TEG-], a covering, cover : mihi amictui est Scythicum tegimen: tegumen Pellis erat, O.: dedit super tunicam aeneum pectori tegumen, L.: Consertum tegumen spinis, V.: Hordea . . . Exue de tegminibus suis, i. e. the husks , O.: sub tegmine caeli, the vault of heaven , C. poët.

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tegmen — tegminal /teg meuh nl/, adj. /teg meuhn/, n., pl. tegmina / meuh neuh/. 1. a cover, covering, or integument. 2. Bot. the delicate inner integument or coat of a seed. 3. (of certain orthopterous insects) one of a pair of leathery forewings that… … Universalium
tegmen — teg•men [[t]ˈtɛg mən[/t]] n. pl. mi•na [[t] mə nə[/t]] 1) a covering or integument, esp. of a plant or animal 2) bot the delicate inner coat of a seed 3) ent either of a pair of leathery forewings extending over the hind wings in certain insects… … From formal English to slang

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