HyperDic: indusium

English > 1 sense of the word indusium:
NOUNplantindusiuma membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
English > indusium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern.
Part ofsoruscluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
Broadercovering, natural covering, coverA natural object that covers or envelops
Spanishindusio, indusium
Catalanindusi, indusium
Adjectivesindusialof or relating to or being an indusium

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