indusium

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noun

A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.

OriginLatin indusium →
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Meanings

nounindusium (plural indusia)

plural indusia

  1. biologyA protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.

Origin

  1. Latinindusium
  2. Latinindusium
  3. Englishindusium

Borrowed from Latin indusium.

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APA

indusium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indusium

MLA

“indusium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indusium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indusium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indusium.

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