It can mean either a natural covering as a skin, shell, or rind, or it can mean any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.
The integument is a very modern word because it has only been in existence since the seventeenth century. It means the layer that encloses something. For example, a corn husk is an integument.
The integument is diploid. It is part of the ovule in plants and develops from the sporophyte generation, which is the diploid phase of the plant life cycle. The integument eventually contributes to the formation of the seed coat after fertilization.
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it is a protective layer
The skin
Epidermis and dermis.
The integument
The integumentary system, or simply, the integument, protects the inside of the body. The integument includes skin, hair, feathers, fur, toenails, fingernails, and so forth.
Epithelial
The integument system is the skin and does have the ability to help remove waste. Salts, water, urea and ammonia are lost through the skin.
In its many and varied forms it is called the Integument.