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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Pod 2-celled by a transverse partition, 2-valved, or sometimes indehiscent or transversely jointed.
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 Asa Gray
Ovaries 1–6, distinct or more or less coherent, 1-celled, usually 1-ovuled, in fruit follicular or capsular or an indehiscent berry or utricle.
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 Asa Gray
A small, dry and hard, 1-celled, 1-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
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 Asa Gray
Pods indehiscent, continuous or transversely jointed; joints 1-celled.
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 Asa Gray
Pods small and membranous, often included in the calyx, 1–6-seeded, indehiscent, or opening by one of the sutures.—Tufted or diffuse herbs.
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 Asa Gray
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