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indusium
(in¦du|sium)
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈdjuːzɪəm/
noun
(
plural
indusia
/-zɪə/
)
chiefly
Botany
a thin membranous covering, especially a shield covering a sorus on a fern frond.
Origin:
early 18th century
: from Latin, literally 'tunic', from
induere
'put on, don'
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