Indusium

A term used in botany referring to a case when a collection of hairs unite to form a cup inclosing the stigma of a flower; the scale or shield covering the fruit-spot of the fern.

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flower, Botany, stigma, indusium, flower example, botany example, indusium example, stigma example

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