Definition of Indehescent

Definition of Indehescent

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

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(botany) (of a fruit) not splitting open spontaneously when mature

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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