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Adjective: indehiscent  ,in-di'hi-sunt
  1. (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
    "Indehiscent fruit bodies are thought to have developed from suppression of the naturally occurring mechanisms"

See also: dehiscence

Antonym: dehiscent

Encyclopedia: Indehiscent

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