-z(h)ēəm noun
( plural indu·sia -zēə, -zh(ē)ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, woman's undergarment, tunic, perhaps from induere to put on — more at indument
1.
a. : an outgrowth of the leaf which covers or invests the sori in many ferns
b. : a cuplike fringe of collecting hairs surrounding the stigma in the Goodeniaceae
c. : the annulus in some fungi especially when skirtlike (as in members of the genus Dictyophora )
2. : a membrane serving as a covering ; especially : amnion