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Integument vs Subumbrella - What's the difference?

integument | subumbrella |

As nouns the difference between integument and subumbrella

is that integument is an outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell while subumbrella is the integument of the undersurface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.

integument

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
  • (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.

    • Derived terms

    * integumentary

    subumbrella

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) The integument of the undersurface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.
    • (Webster 1913)