INDUSIUM In*du"si*um, n.; pl. Indu. Etym: [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.
INDUSTRIAL
In*dus"tri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See
Industry.]
Defn: Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold.
Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries. — Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry.
INDUSTRIALISM
In*dus"tri*al*ism, n.
1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.
2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor. Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.
INDUSTRIALLY
In*dus"tri*al*ly, adv.
Defn: With reference to industry.
INDUSTRIOUS In*dus"tri*ous, a. Etym: [L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.]