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

Derived Forms

• ˌindeˈhiscence, noun

Other Words From

• inde·hiscence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indehiscent¹

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

Example Sentences

Pistils 4–18, forming little club-shaped indehiscent pods; stigmas linear.

From Project Gutenberg

A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; Ð called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.

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Samara, sā-mar′a, or sam′-, n. a dry indehiscent, usually one-sided fruit, with a wing, as in the ash, elm, and maple—the last a double samara.—adjs.

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Hence, generally, one-seeded fruits are indehiscent, while fruits containing more than one seed open to allow Dispersal of fruit or seed. of the dispersal of the seeds over as wide an area as possible.

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Of dry fruits many are indehiscent; and these are variously arranged to be transported by animals.

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