omhulsel

Definitions of omhulsel
  1. noun
    a natural object that covers or envelops
    synonyms: bedekking, begroeiing, dekblad, huis, hulsel, kas, omkleding, omkleedsel
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    schub
    a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
    reagens
    a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
    integument
    an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
    beddedeken, beddendeken, dek, deken, mantel
    anything that covers
    korst
    a hard outer layer that covers something
    eierdop, eierschaal, zijdeglans
    the exterior covering of a bird's egg
    vruchtwand, zaadbolster
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    boomschors, schil
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    huid, pel, schil, schilletje, vanghut, vel
    body covering of a living animal
    gevederte, pluim, pluimbos, pluimpje, veder, vederbos, vederdos, veer, verenkleed
    the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    visschub
    scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
    schub
    a protective structure resembling a scale
    jakobsschelp, sint-jacobsschelp, sint-jakobsschelp
    a shell of a scallop
    zeeschelp
    the shell of a marine organism
    huid, integument, pel, schil, schilletje, vel, zaadhuid, zaadhulsel, zaadvlies
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    beharing, haar, haardos, hoofdhaar, kuif, plantehaar, plantenhaar, pruik
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    capsule, kapsel
    a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
    kaneel
    aromatic bark used as a spice
    kastanjebolster
    seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    kurk
    outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
    kurk
    (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
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