tegument noun. ['tɛgjʊm(ǝ)nt] LME.
[Latin tegumentum covering, formed as TEGMEN: see -MENT.]
1. = INTEGUMENT 1. LME.

2. = INTEGUMENT 2. Now rare or obsolete. M17.

■ tegu'mental adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a tegument; tegumentary: E19.

■ tegu'mentary adjective constituting, or serving as, a tegument; pertaining to or occurring in the tegument: E19.

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