英语词汇“natural covering”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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natural covering: natural coverings

USAGE EXAMPLES

We might as well dispute about the origin of forests, upon the assumption that the natural covering of the earth was grass.

Peck, John Mason, A New Guide for Emigrants to the We...(2010)

If eggs are to be preserved, they should not be washed unless their condition compels it, as washing removes the natural covering of the pores.

Ontario. Ministry of Education, Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Househol...(2010)

In the crown of this natural covering were thrust three stained eagle feathers, while there were two rows of colored beads around the neck.

Ellis, Edward Sylvester, The Hunters of the Ozark(2010)

n a natural object that covers or envelops

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cover, covering

scale

a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

shell

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

test

a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

body covering

any covering for the body or a body part

case, sheath

an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

integument

an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

blanket, mantle

anything that covers

crust, encrustation, incrustation

a hard outer layer that covers something

envelope

a natural covering (as by a fluid)

cap, hood

a protective covering that is part of a plant

indument, indumentum

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

roof

the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space

shell

a rigid covering that envelops an object

eggshell, shell

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

skim

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

slough

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

snowcap

a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

vesture

something that covers or cloaks like a garment

peridium

outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

pericarp, seed vessel

the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

sac, theca

a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

indusium

a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern

bark

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

hide, pelt, skin

body covering of a living animal

feather, plumage, plume

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

protective covering

the tough natural covering of some organisms

fish scale

scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish

squama

a protective structure resembling a scale

valve

one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

valve

the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs

scallop shell

a shell of a scallop

oyster shell

a shell of an oyster

phragmacone, phragmocone

the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite

theca

outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects

lorica

a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)

seashell

the shell of a marine organism

clamshell

the shell of a clam

cutis, skin, tegument

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

exuviae

cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

hair

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

headful

a covering over the surface of your head

medullary sheath, myelin sheath

a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers

neurilemma, neurolemma

thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber

epicranium

the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium

exoskeleton

the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs

calculus, tartar, tophus

an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

epicarp, exocarp

outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape

mesocarp

the middle layer of a pericarp

endocarp, pit, stone

the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

capsule

a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

cinnamon, cinnamon bark

aromatic bark used as a spice

Chinese cinnamon, cassia bark

aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark

cinnamon bark

aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative

magnolia

dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

bur, burr

seed vessel having hooks or prickles

tanbark

bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering

mezereum

the dried bark of the shrub mezereon

canella, canella bark, white cinnamon

highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic

falls

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, cinchona, cinchona bark

medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine

cascarilla bark, eleuthera bark, sweetwood bark

aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense

husk

outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark

dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative

winter's bark

aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties

tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark

the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus

angostura, angostura bark

the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters

cork

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

cork, phellem

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

natural object

an object occurring naturally; not made by man

单词	natural covering
释义	natural covering (once / 223006 pages) n WORD FAMILY natural covering: natural coverings USAGE EXAMPLES We might as well dispute about the origin of forests, upon the assumption that the natural covering of the earth was grass. Peck, John Mason, A New Guide for Emigrants to the We...(2010) If eggs are to be preserved, they should not be washed unless their condition compels it, as washing removes the natural covering of the pores. Ontario. Ministry of Education, Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Househol...(2010) In the crown of this natural covering were thrust three stained eagle feathers, while there were two rows of colored beads around the neck. Ellis, Edward Sylvester, The Hunters of the Ozark(2010) n a natural object that covers or envelops Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper cover, covering scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod test a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins body covering any covering for the body or a body part case, sheath an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part integument an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell blanket, mantle anything that covers crust, encrustation, incrustation a hard outer layer that covers something envelope a natural covering (as by a fluid) cap, hood a protective covering that is part of a plant indument, indumentum a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect roof the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space shell a rigid covering that envelops an object eggshell, shell the exterior covering of a bird's egg skim a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid slough any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) snowcap a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) vesture something that covers or cloaks like a garment peridium outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils sac, theca a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule indusium a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern bark tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants hide, pelt, skin body covering of a living animal feather, plumage, plume the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds protective covering the tough natural covering of some organisms fish scale scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish squama a protective structure resembling a scale valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods valve the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs scallop shell a shell of a scallop oyster shell a shell of an oyster phragmacone, phragmocone the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite theca outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects lorica a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example) seashell the shell of a marine organism clamshell the shell of a clam cutis, skin, tegument a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch exuviae cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis hair a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss headful a covering over the surface of your head medullary sheath, myelin sheath a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers neurilemma, neurolemma thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber epicranium the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium exoskeleton the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs calculus, tartar, tophus an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums epicarp, exocarp outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape mesocarp the middle layer of a pericarp endocarp, pit, stone the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed capsule a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses cinnamon, cinnamon bark aromatic bark used as a spice Chinese cinnamon, cassia bark aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark cinnamon bark aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative magnolia dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine bur, burr seed vessel having hooks or prickles tanbark bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering mezereum the dried bark of the shrub mezereon canella, canella bark, white cinnamon highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic falls the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, cinchona, cinchona bark medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine cascarilla bark, eleuthera bark, sweetwood bark aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense husk outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative winter's bark aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus angostura, angostura bark the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters cork outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. cork, phellem (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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