n.
Pronunciation: in- ' dü-z ē - ə m, - ' dyü-, -zh ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sia \ -z ē - ə , -zh ē - \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tunic
Date: 1807
: an investing outgrowth or membrane especially : an outgrowth of a fern frond that covers the sori