indehiscent

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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

• French: indéhiscent
• Russian: нерастре́скивающийся

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