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indehiscent

[ in-di-his-uhnt ]

adjective

, Botany, Mycology.
  1. not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.


indehiscent

/ ˌɪndɪˈhɪsənt /

adjective

  1. (of fruits) not dehiscent; not opening to release seeds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌindeˈhiscence, noun
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Other Words From

  • inde·hiscence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indehiscent1

First recorded in 1825–35; in- 3 + dehiscent ( def )
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Example Sentences

Sarcobasis, sr-kob′a-sis, n. a fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells.

Indehiscent fruits are either dry, as the nut, or fleshy, as the cherry and apple.

The pepo, another indehiscent syncarpous fruit, is illustrated by the fruit of the gourd, melon (fig. 31) and other Cucurbitaceae.

The pod is compressed, semicircular in form, indehiscent, and toothed along the lower edge.

Uva, ū′va, n. a name for such succulent indehiscent fruits as have a central placenta.

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