What is "indusia"

Indusium \In*du"si*um\, n.; pl. Indusia (-[.a]). [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.)

1. A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.

2. 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. A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

n. (plural of indusium English)

1. n. a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern

2. [also: indusia (pl)]

See indusium