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INDUMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does indument mean?
• INDUMENT (noun)
The noun INDUMENT has 1 sense:
1. a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
Familiarity information: INDUMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
indument; indumentum
Hypernyms ("indument" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
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