indehiscent

[in-di-his-uh nt]

adjective Botany, Mycology.

not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.

Origin of indehiscent

First recorded in 1825–35; in-³ + dehiscent

Related formsin·de·his·cence, noun

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Examples from the Web for indehiscent

Historical Examples of indehiscent

Fruit membranous and indehiscent, in the bottom of the calyx.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
Pod membranaceous, enclosed in the calyx, indehiscent, 1–2 seeded.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
But some fruits are indehiscent, falling to Dehiscence of fruits.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3
Various
On the other hand, indehiscent fruits discharge these functions for the embryo, and the seed-coat is only slightly developed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
Various
Capsules immersed in the thallus or sessile upon it, indehiscent.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for indehiscent

indehiscent

adjective

(of fruits) not dehiscent; not opening to release seeds

Derived Formsindehiscence, noun

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