indehiscent

[in-di-his-uhnt]

in·de·his·cent

[in-di-his-uhnt]
adjective Botany, Mycology.
not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.

Origin:
1825–35; in-3 + dehiscent

in·de·his·cence, noun
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Indehiscent is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte generation. Does it mean:
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction
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indehiscent (ˌɪndɪˈhɪsənt)
 
adj
(of fruits) not dehiscent; not opening to release seeds
 
inde'hiscence
 
n

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