Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indehiscent"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

indehiscent
adj : (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to
release seeds [ant: {dehiscent}]


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