Found 2 items, similar to Indusia.
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Definition: indusia
indusium
n : a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores
especially that covering the sori of a fern
[also:
indusia (pl)]
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English → English (gcide)
Definition: Indusia
Indusium
\In*du"si*um\, n.; pl.
Indusia (-[.a]). [L., an under
garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering
of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.)
(a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup,
and inclosing the stigma of a flower.
(b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many
ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle
or side to a veinlet.
(c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
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