Word of the Day – Integument

Integument (noun)

in-teg-yu-ment

A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant.

Early 17th century (denoting a covering or coating): from Latin integumentum, from the verb integere, from in- ‘in’ + tegere ‘to cover’.

Example sentences

“There’s an enzyme in the integument that eventually breaks it down in the soil.”