indehiscent

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

indehiscent (not comparable)

Positive
indehiscent

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (botany) (of a fruit) not splitting open spontaneously when mature; not dehiscent

[edit] Quotations

  • 2006: A rich and dark and indehiscent meat — A. E. Stallings, 'Olives' in The New Criterion, Volume 24, June 2006, page 28.
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