Indusium

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

II. Indusium ·noun A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.

III. Indusium ·noun 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.

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