Definition of Indusium. Meaning of Indusium. Synonyms of Indusium

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Definition of Indusium

Indusium
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.) (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.

Meaning of Indusium from wikipedia

- are protected during development by a scale or film of tissue called the indusium, which forms an umbrella-like cover. Sori occur on the sporophyte generation...
- The indusium griseum, (supracallosal gyrus, gyrus epicallosus) consists of a thin membranous layer of grey matter in contact with the upper surface of...
- featuring an indusium. P. indusiatus can be distinguished from other similar species by differences in distribution, size, color, and indusium length. Mature...
- style bears a pollen-cup, also known as an indusium, at the tip, a unique character for the family. The indusium has a function in secondary pollen presentation...
- crown, with a vase-like ring of fronds. The sori are round, with a peltate indusium. The stipes have prominent scales. Hybridization and polyploidy are well-known...
- a single cell thick, and are typically covered with a scale called the indusium, which can cover the whole sorus, forming a ring or cup around the sorus...
- ('without') and Latinized Gr**** thyreos ('shield'), describing its incon****uous indusium (sorus' covering). The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to...
- each sorus in many species is a membranous protective structure called an indusium, which is an outgrowth of the blade surface that may partly cover the sporangia...
- are covered by a prominently whitish to brown reniform (kidney-shaped) indusium. Fronds are very dissected, being 3-pinnate. The stipe may bear long, pale...
- into clusters called sori. Sori may be covered by a structure called an indusium. Some ferns have their sporangia scattered along reduced leaf segments...