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.
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.