indusium
indusium
Definition
in·du·sium (in do̵̅o̅′zē əm, -dyo̵̅o̅′-; -z̸hē--)
noun pl. -·sia----ə
- 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
Etymology: ModL < L, undergarment, tunic; assoc. with induere, to put on (see indue), but prob. < Gr endysis, dress, clothing < endyein, to go into, put on
in·du′·sial (----əl) adjective
Browse dictionary entries near indusium
- Indus
- indurate
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- indult
- induline
- indulgent
- indulgence
- indulge
- indue
- inductor
