indehiscent

• 植物学术语，指果实或蒴果成熟时不开裂、不释放种子的特征。

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.

   不裂开的

   • 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.

   反义词dehiscent