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单词 indehiscent
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Definition of indehiscent in English:

indehiscent

adjective ˌɪndɪˈhɪs(ə)ntˌɪndəˈhɪs(ə)nt
Botany
  • (of a pod or fruit) not splitting open to release the seeds when ripe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It appears that the dehiscent and indehiscent forms do not belong to separate species, rather dehiscence is segregating within populations.
    • Despite this distribution, dehiscence does not occur in two sets: when the flower opens usually only one or two stamens are fertile, the others being short and indehiscent; these gradually elongate and open.
    • An Achene is a single-seeded dry indehiscent fruit in which the seedcoat is not part of the fruit coat.
    • He observed that only pulpy, but indehiscent, fruits with a juicy, sweet flesh produce ethanol when becoming overripe.
    • Some legume pods, such as carob and mesquite, are indehiscent and do not split open.

Derivatives

  • indehiscence

  • nounˌɪndɪˈhɪs(ə)nsˌɪndəˈhɪs(ə)ns
    Botany
    • Monroella and Petriea exhibit these features and by the development of indehiscence of the pod, the Huttonella subgenus subsequently arose.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The tapetum degenerates earlier than usual, resulting in high pollen sterility, and anther indehiscence occurs when pollen stainability falls below 20 percent.
      • The resultant seedlings were then evaluated for indehiscence.
      • The objectives of this project are to induce indehiscence and/or strong placentation (mechanism holding seed in pod) by a mutation breeding program and to screen these mutants for disease resistance, plant height, and improved capsule size and numbers.
      • Research is also in progress to obtain indehiscence through mutations and also to splice the appropriate Cuphea genes into a conventional crop such as rape.
 
 

Definition of indehiscent in US English:

indehiscent

adjectiveˌindəˈhis(ə)ntˌɪndəˈhɪs(ə)nt
Botany
  • (of a pod or fruit) not splitting open to release the seeds when ripe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He observed that only pulpy, but indehiscent, fruits with a juicy, sweet flesh produce ethanol when becoming overripe.
    • Despite this distribution, dehiscence does not occur in two sets: when the flower opens usually only one or two stamens are fertile, the others being short and indehiscent; these gradually elongate and open.
    • It appears that the dehiscent and indehiscent forms do not belong to separate species, rather dehiscence is segregating within populations.
    • Some legume pods, such as carob and mesquite, are indehiscent and do not split open.
    • An Achene is a single-seeded dry indehiscent fruit in which the seedcoat is not part of the fruit coat.
 
 
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