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

Sarcobasis, sr-kob′a-sis, n. a fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells.

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Indehiscent fruits are either dry, as the nut, or fleshy, as the cherry and apple.

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The pepo, another indehiscent syncarpous fruit, is illustrated by the fruit of the gourd, melon (fig. 31) and other Cucurbitaceae.

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The pod is compressed, semicircular in form, indehiscent, and toothed along the lower edge.

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Uva, ū′va, n. a name for such succulent indehiscent fruits as have a central placenta.

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