INDUSIUM

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
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.

3.
n.

A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.