indehiscent

• Terme botanique décrivant un fruit ou une capsule qui ne s'ouvre pas à maturité pour libérer ses graines.

A botanical term describing a fruit or seed pod that does not split open when ripe to release its seeds.

1. Not opening at maturityC2formalscientific

   Describing fruits or seed pods that do not open spontaneously when ripe to release their seeds.

   indéhiscent

   • Many nuts are indehiscent fruits that require external force to open.
   • The indehiscent pods of this plant remain closed even after drying.
   • Botanists classify legumes as either dehiscent or indehiscent based on their seed dispersal method.

   Antonymesdehiscent