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noun Indusium n. (pl. indusia) (Bot.) (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.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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