Indusium

Definition:

  • (n.) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

Compare indusium with other words:

indusium vs. sorus

fern vs. indusium

indusium vs. spore

indusium vs. membrane