indumentum
noun
indumentum is spelled I-N-D-U-M-E-N-T-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, indumentum means “A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of indumentum is indumenta.
How many letters and syllables are in indumentum?
| Letters | 10: I-N-D-U-M-E-N-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is indumentum?
Indumentum appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of indumentum
- indumenta plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indumentum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surface covering of any kind of trichomes, e.g. hairs, scales.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does indumentum come from?
Borrowed from Latin indumentum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).