| 释义 |
teg·men·tum
\tegˈmentəm\ noun
or teg·u·men·tum \-gyəˈ-\
(plural tegmen·ta or tegumen·ta \-tə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, covering, integument — more at tegument
: covering: as
a. : the part of the cerebral peduncles above the substantia nigra formed of longitudinal white fibers with arched transverse fibers and gray matter
b.
(1) : the outer covering of scales on a leaf bud
(2) : one of these scales
c. : the outer layer of a plate of a chiton — compare articulamentum |