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indehiscent
[ in-di-his-uhnt ]
adjective
, Botany, Mycology.
- not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.
indehiscent
/ ˌɪndɪˈhɪsənt /
adjective
- (of fruits) not dehiscent; not opening to release seeds
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Derived Forms
- ˌindeˈhiscence, noun
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Other Words From
- inde·hiscence 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.
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Indehiscent fruits are either dry, as the nut, or fleshy, as the cherry and apple.
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The pepo, another indehiscent syncarpous fruit, is illustrated by the fruit of the gourd, melon (fig. 31) and other Cucurbitaceae.
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The pod is compressed, semicircular in form, indehiscent, and toothed along the lower edge.
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Uva, ū′va, n. a name for such succulent indehiscent fruits as have a central placenta.
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