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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings;

2. coloration of living tissues by pigment;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pigmentation \Pig`men*ta"tion\, n. (Physiol.) A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pigmentation n 1: the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings 2: coloration of living tissues by pigment [ant: depigmentation]