indehiscent
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of indehiscent
First recorded in 1825–35; in- 3 + dehiscent ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; Ð called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Fruit twin, separating into 2 indehiscent 1-seeded carpels.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Fruit hard and nut-like, 3–4-ribbed or angled, indehiscent or nearly so, usually becoming 1-celled and 1–4-seeded.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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