| has gloss | (noun) a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
natural covering, cover, covering |
| lexicalization | eng: covering |
| lexicalization | eng: cover |
| lexicalization | eng: natural covering |
| subclass of | (noun) an object occurring naturally; not made by man
natural object |
| has subclass | (noun) outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi
peridium |
| has subclass | (noun) the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
pericarp, seed vessel |
| has subclass | (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
perigone, chlamys, perigonium, perianth, floral envelope |
| has subclass | (noun) a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
sac, theca |
| has subclass | (noun) a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
indusium |
| has subclass | (noun) tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
bark |
| has subclass | (noun) a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
scale |
| has subclass | (noun) the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
shell |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
test |
| has subclass | (noun) any covering for the body or a body part
body covering |
| has subclass | (noun) an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
case, sheath |
| has subclass | (noun) an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
integument |
| has subclass | (noun) anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
blanket, mantle |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard outer layer that covers something
incrustation, encrustation, crust |
| has subclass | (noun) a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"
envelope |
| has subclass | (noun) a protective covering that is part of a plant
hood, cap |
| has subclass | (noun) a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
indumentum, indument |
| has subclass | (noun) the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth"
roof |
| has subclass | (noun) a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
shell |
| has subclass | (noun) the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell, eggshell |
| has subclass | (noun) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
skim |
| has subclass | (noun) any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
slough |
| has subclass | (noun) a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)
snowcap |
| has subclass | (noun) something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green"
vesture |