• (n.) The property or state of being indehiscent.
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(from the article `Fabales`) ...within the family has variously modified many legume fruits, and they bear but scant resemblance to that of a bean or pea. Some retain the form of ... Simple dry fruits are either dehiscent or indehiscent. They are dehiscent if the pericarp splits open at maturity and releases the seeds or ... [2 relat...
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In`de·his'cence noun [ Confer French
indéhiscence .]
(Botany) The property or state of being indehiscent.
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indehiscent, indehiscence 1. Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit. 2. Not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds; hard, dry, holding onto the seeds. 3. Lacking a distinct opening mechanism; spores shed by irregular rupture or breakdown of the capsule wall.
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