indument

A noun referring to a covering of fine hairs or scales on a plant leaf or insect body, used in scientific contexts to describe surface textures.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la capa de pelos finos o escamas presente en la superficie de las hojas de las plantas o en el cuerpo de los insectos, empleado en contextos científicos para describir la textura de dicha superficie.

1. Fine covering on plants or insects C1 formal scientific

   A layer of fine hairs or scales that covers the surface of a leaf, insect, or other organism.

   • The leaf's indument provides protection against herbivores.
   • Scientists examined the indument under a microscope.
   • The butterfly wing indument reflects light in iridescent patterns.
   • Certain fungi develop an indument on their fruiting bodies.

   🇪🇸Indumento

   Sinónimos: downflufffuzzindumentumpubescencetomentum