Nov. 30th, 2007

indehiscent

Nov. 30th, 2007 07:29 am
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indehiscent - adj., (of fruits) not opening at maturity to release the seeds.


Not dehiscent, in other words. Stress on the third syllable. From in-, not + Latin déhiscere, to gape, from de- + hiscere, to yawn.

---L.
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