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indehiscent
CIDE DICTIONARY
indehiscent, a. [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. indéhiscent.].
Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
indehiscent, adj. Bot. (of fruit) not splitting open when ripe.
Derivative
indehiscence n.
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