INDEHISCENT - Definition

Pronunciation:		`indi'hisunt
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

	Antonyms:	dehiscent


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	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.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	Fruit that remains closed upon reaching maturity.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Not opening at maturity.