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indehiscent - 3 dictionary results

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
in·de·his·cent   (ĭn'dĭ-hĭs'ənt)   
adj.   Botany
Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit.
in'de·his'cence n.

Indehiscent

In`de*his"cent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. ind['e]hiscent.] (Bot.) Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.
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