Meanings
adjectiveindehiscent (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyNot dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent.
The farmer wants indehiscent heads of a cereal which can be gathered without shedding their grain.
1 more example
A rich and dark and indehiscent meat
2006 June, A. E. Stallings, “Olives”, in The New Criterion, volume 24, page 28Synonyms: non-shedding
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent.
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Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishdehiscent
- Englishindehiscent
Translations
Catalan indehiscent
- indehiscentbotany
Chinese Mandarin 不開裂的 /不开裂的
- 不開裂的 /不开裂的 (bù kāi liè de)botany
Dutch niet-openspringend
- niet-openspringendbotany
French indéhiscent
- indéhiscentbotany
German Schließ-
- Schließ-botany
Italian indeiscente
- indeiscentebotany
Russian нерастре́скивающийся, нераскрыва́ющийся
- нерастре́скивающийся (nerastréskivajuščijsja)botany
- нераскрыва́ющийся (neraskryvájuščijsja)botany
Spanish indehiscente
- indehiscentebotany
Tagalog ditilarin
- ditilarinbotany
Welsh anymagorol
- anymagorolbotany
Cite this entry
APA
indehiscent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indehiscent
MLA
“indehiscent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indehiscent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indehiscent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indehiscent.
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