indusium
English
Etymology
From Latin induēre.
Noun
indusium (plural indusia)
- (botany) A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.
Related terms
- indusial
See also
- sorus
Latin
Etymology
From induō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈduː.si.um/, [ɪnˈduː.si.ũ]
Noun
indūsium n (genitive indūsiī); second declension
- a woman's undergarment
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | indūsium | indūsia |
Genitive | indūsiī | indūsiōrum |
Dative | indūsiō | indūsiīs |
Accusative | indūsium | indūsia |
Ablative | indūsiō | indūsiīs |
Vocative | indūsium | indūsia |
Derived terms
- indūsiō
Descendants
- Portuguese: indúsio
References
- indusium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- indusium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- indusium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- indusium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin