In-dū'zhi-ŭm, n.
(in-dū'zhi-ŭm), n. [Lat., an under-garment, from indūere, to put on; Fr. 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 shield or scale covering the fruit-spot of a fern.
- (Anat.) The amnion.
