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noun
A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: covering, natural covering, cover
History
Borrowed from Latin indusium.
