Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A covering of fine hairs or scales.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, any hairy covering or pubescence which forms a coating.
- noun In ornithology, plumage; a bird's feathers, collectively considered.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin indūmentum, garment, from induere, to put a garment on; see endue.]
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Examples
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This evergreen oak possesses leathery leaves with a dense, felt-like indumentum on the undersurface.
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Nec mora, rex illam emancipauit, et insuper Dei famulo suum indumentum donauit.
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The differentiating qualities relate to the shape and indumentum of the leaves.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Vos non seminatis neque metitis, et Deus vos pascit; et dedit vobis flumina et fontes ad potandum, montes et colles, saxa et ibices ad refugium, et arbores altes ad nidificandum; et quum nec filare nec texere sciatis, praebet tam vobis quam vestris filiis necessarium indumentum.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1878
hernesheir commented on the word indumentum
Reesetee, this is a bird word.
"In ornithology, plumage; a bird's feathers, collectively considered. "
April 21, 2010
reesetee commented on the word indumentum
Thanks, h. Rest assured I shall be working on my several bird lists again in the near future. :-)
April 21, 2010