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indusium

in·du·si·um
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-doo-zee-uh m, -zhee-uh m, -dyoo-]
    • /ɪnˈdu zi əm, -ʒi əm, -ˈdyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-doo-zee-uh m, -zhee-uh m, -dyoo-]
    • /ɪnˈdu zi əm, -ʒi əm, -ˈdyu-/

Definitions of indusium word

  • noun plural indusium Botany, Mycology. any of several structures having a netlike or skirtlike shape, as the membranous overgrowth covering the sori in ferns. 1
  • noun plural indusium Anatomy, Zoology. an enveloping layer or membrane. a thin layer of gray matter on the corpus callosum. 1
  • noun indusium A thin membranous covering, especially a shield covering a sorus on a fern frond. 1
  • noun indusium a membranous outgrowth on the undersurface of fern leaves that covers and protects the developing sporangia 0
  • noun indusium an enveloping membrane, such as the amnion 0
  • noun indusium any covering membrane, as the amnion 0

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Origin of indusium

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < New Latin; Latin: kind of tunic, perhaps < Greek éndys(is) dressing, dress (endý(ein) to put on + -sis -sis) + Latin -ium, for Greek -ion noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Indusium

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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indusium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

indusium usage trend in Literature

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