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Dehiscence (botany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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indehiscent (in-di-HIS-uhnt) adjective ... The term indehiscent comes from Latin dehiscere (to split open), from hiscere (to gape, yawn), from Latin hiare (to yawn). Another term that derives from the same root is hiatus.]
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indehiscent adj. Botany Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit. indehiscence in ' dehis ' cence ... The term indehiscent comes from Latin dehiscere (to split open), from hiscere (to gape, yawn), from Latin hiare (to yawn). Another term that derives from the same root is hiatus; garg AT wordsmith.org...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on indehiscence (botany), ...within the family has variously modified many legume fruits, and they bear but scant resemblance to that of a bean or pea. ... Simple dry fruits are either dehiscent or indehiscent. They are dehiscent if the pericarp splits open at maturity and releases...
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Definition of indehiscent in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of indehiscent. Pronunciation of indehiscent. Translations of indehiscent. indehiscent synonyms, indehiscent antonyms. Information about indehiscent in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit.
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indehiscent: Definition and Pronunciation ... World & News ... indehiscent (Thesaurus)
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a peanut is an indehiscent legume, that is, one whose pod does not split open on its own.develops from a single carpel with one locule, but it differs by splitting along both sides of the fruit to shed its seeds. The example for the legume type is green bean, navy bean, and pea.
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