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indusium
in·du·si·um
[
in dee əm,
in dzee əm
]
(
plural
in·du·si·a
[
in dzee ə
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
protective covering:
a membrane on the underside of a fern leaf that protects developing spores
2.
protecting and covering membrane:
an enveloping protective membrane
[
Early 18th century. < Latin, "tunic" <
induere
"put on"
]
in·du·si·al
[
in d'l,
in dzee əl
]
adjective
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in·du·si·al [ in d'l, in dzee əl ] adjective
