indusium

indusium is a   Noun

Definition:

[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.

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