Indumentum

Indumentum
L'indumentum d'Echium vulgare

Un indumentum est la couverture de poils que l'on observe chez certains insectes[1], ou de trichomes chez les plantes.

Notes

  1. Davis, Peter Hadland and Heywood, Vernon Hilton (1963) Principles of angiosperm taxonomy Van Nostrandpage, Princeton, New Jersey, page 154, OCLC 552236

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  • indumentum — [ˌɪndjʊ mɛntəm] noun (plural indumenta) Botany & Zoology a covering of hairs (or feathers) on an animal or plant. Origin C19: from L., lit. garment …   English new terms dictionary

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  • indumentum — in·du·men·tum …   English syllables

  • indumentum — /ɪndjuˈmɛntəm/ (say indyooh mentuhm) noun a covering of hair, feathers, or the like. {Latin: garment} …  

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