| Pronunciation: | | `indi'hisunt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds |
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INDEHISCENT is a 11 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Antonyms: | | dehiscent |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Fruit that remains closed upon reaching maturity. |
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Not opening at maturity. |
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