Thesaurus: indusium

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1. n. A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.
2. n. 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.
3. n. A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
4. n. a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
5. (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.
6. n a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern