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Definition of "indumentum" []

  • In botany, any hairy covering or pubescence which forms a coating. (noun)
  • In ornithology, plumage; a bird's feathers, collectively considered. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "indumentum" in a sentence
  • "This evergreen oak possesses leathery leaves with a dense, felt-like indumentum on the undersurface."
  • "Nec mora, rex illam emancipauit, et insuper Dei famulo suum indumentum donauit."
  • "The differentiating qualities relate to the shape and indumentum of the leaves."
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