Tegmen Definition

tĕgmən
tegmina
noun
A covering; integument.
Webster's New World
The inner coat of a seed.
Webster's New World
A beetle elytron.
Webster's New World
A hardened forewing in some insects.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tegmen

Noun

Singular:
tegmen
Plural:
tegmina

Origin of Tegmen

  • Latin tegimen, tegmen covering from tegere to cover (s)teg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

TTETEG

Words Ending With

NENMEN

Unscrambles

tegmen

Words Starting With T and Ending With N

Starts With T & Ends With NStarts With TE & Ends With NStarts With T & Ends With EN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With N