indehiscent

indehiscent

English

Etymology

in- +‎ dehiscent

Adjective

indehiscent (not comparable)

1. (botany) Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent.

   The farmer wants indehiscent heads of a cereal which can be gathered without shedding their grain.

   • 2006, A. E. Stallings, "Olives", The New Criterion, Volume 24, June 2006, page 28.

     A rich and dark and indehiscent meat

Synonyms

• non-shedding

Antonyms

• dehiscent

Translations

botany

Chinese: Chinese: Mandarin: 不開裂的 (bù kāi liè de) French: indéhiscent (fr)

Marathi: अस्फुटनशील (asphuṭanśīl), अस्फुटिर (asphuṭir), बद्ध (baddh), कठिण (kaṭhiṇ), न उकलणारे (na ukalṇāre), अस्फोटी (asphoṭī) Russian: нерастре́скивающийся (nerastréskivajuščijsja), нераскрыва́ющийся (neraskryvájuščijsja) Tagalog: ditilarin