indusium
noun pl. indusia
- Anat., Zool.
- any covering membrane, as the amnion
- a case enclosing an insect larva or pupa
- Bot.
- a membranous outgrowth of the leaf epidermis in certain ferns, covering the sporangia
- the annulus of certain fungi
See indusium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭn-do͞oˈzē-əm, -zhē-, -dyo͞oˈ-)
noun pl. in·du·si·a (-zē-ə, -zhē-ə) An enclosing membrane, as that covering the sorus of a fern.
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