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in·du·men·tum

(ĭn′do͞o-mĕn′təm, -dyo͞o-) also in·du·ment (ĭn′də-mənt, -dyə-)
n. pl. in·du·men·ta (-mĕn′tə) also in·du·ments
A covering of fine hairs or scales.
[Latin indūmentum, garment, from induere, to put a garment on; see endue.]
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Noun 1. indument - a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
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decumbent, erect (among others) sporophyll, and indument details, and leaf venation whenever possible.
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