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indehiscent
[ in-di-his-uhnt ]
adjective
- 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
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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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