indument vs covering

indument and covering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
indument	Yes	No	No	No
covering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, covering is a hypernym of indument; that is, covering is a word with a broader meaning than indument:

indument: a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect
covering: a natural object that covers or envelops

Other hypernyms of indument include cover, natural covering.

indument (noun)	covering (noun)
a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect	the act of protecting something by covering it
	the work of applying something
	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
	an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	a natural object that covers or envelops