| Pronunciation: | | in'doozeeum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern |
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INDUSIUM is a 8 letter word that starts with I. |
| | See Also: | | cover, covering, natural covering, sorus |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Tissue covering the sorus of a fern. |
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