1. Having or enclosed in an indusium; covered by a membrane or scale-like structure.
Usage: botany; technical

Examples

• The indusiate ferns display a protective membrane over their spore clusters.
• Botanists examined the indusiate fronds under magnification to identify the species.
• The indusiate structure of the fern's sporangia helps protect developing spores.
• Many tropical ferns are indusiate, with distinctive coverings on their undersides.