indusium
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in·du·si·um
, pl.in·du·si·a
(in-dū'zē-ŭm, -zē-ă),1. A membranous layer or covering.
2. The amnion.
[L. a woman's undergarment, fr. induo, to put on]
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indusium
(ĭn-do͞o′zē-əm, -zhē-, -dyo͞o′-)n. pl. indu·sia (-zē-ə, -zhē-ə)
An enclosing membrane, as that covering the sorus of a fern.
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in·du·si·um
, pl. indusia (in-dū'zē-ŭm, -zē-ă)1. A membranous layer or covering.
2. The amnion.
[L. a woman's undergarment, fr. induo, to put on]
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indusium
the covering of a sporangium or several sporangia.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005