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–adjective Botany, Mycology.

not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.

[Origin: 1825–35; in-³ + dehiscent

]

—Related forms

in·de·his·cence, noun

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in·de·his·cent Audio Help (ĭn'dĭ-hĭs'ənt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Botany
Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit.

in'de·his'cence n.

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indehiscent
adjective
(of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds [ant: dehiscent]

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Indehiscent

In`de*his"cent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. ind['e]hiscent.] (Bot.) Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

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