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indusium
[ in-doo-zee-uhm, -zhee-uhm, -dyoo- ]
/ ɪnˈdu zi əm, -ʒi əm, -ˈdyu- /
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noun, plural in·du·si·a [in-doo-zee-uh, -zhee-uh, -dyoo-]. /ɪnˈdu zi ə, -ʒi ə, -ˈdyu-/.
Botany, Mycology. any of several structures having a netlike or skirtlike shape, as the membranous overgrowth covering the sori in ferns.
Anatomy, Zoology.
- an enveloping layer or membrane.
- a thin layer of gray matter on the corpus callosum.
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Origin of indusium
1700–10; <New Latin; Latin: kind of tunic, perhaps <Greek éndys(is) dressing, dress (endý(ein) to put on + -sis-sis) + Latin -ium, for Greek -ion noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM indusium
in·du·si·al, adjectiveWords nearby indusium
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British Dictionary definitions for indusium
indusium
/ (ɪnˈdjuːzɪəm) /
noun plural -sia (-zɪə)
a membranous outgrowth on the undersurface of fern leaves that covers and protects the developing sporangia
an enveloping membrane, such as the amnion
Derived forms of indusium
indusial, adjectiveWord Origin for indusium
C18: New Latin, from Latin: tunic, from induere to put on
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Scientific definitions for indusium
indusium
[ ĭn-dōō′zē-əm, -zhē- ]
Plural indusia
A thin membrane covering the sorus of a fern. The indusium often shrivels away when spores are ready to be dispersed. Also called fruitcover
A cuplike structure fringed with hairs and located at the top of the style in flowers of the family Goodeniaceae (which includes the garden flowers lobelia and scaevola). Pollen is deposited into the indusium by the anthers of the same flower and, as the style grows, carried up for dispersal by pollinating insects.
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