INDUMENTUM (indumenta)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: indumenta   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does indumentum mean? 

• INDUMENTUM (noun)
  The noun INDUMENTUM has 1 sense:

1. a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect

  Familiarity information: INDUMENTUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUMENTUM (noun)

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 ("indumentum" is a kind of...):

cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)