Antonyms for dehiscent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dih-his-uh ns

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈhɪs əns

Definition of dehiscent

Origin : 1828, from Modern Latin dehiscentia, from dehiscentem (nominative dehiscens), present participle of dehiscere "to gape, open, split down" (of the earth, etc.), from de- (see de-) + hiscere, inchoative of hiare "to yawn" (see yawn (v.)).

As in open : adj unfastened, unclosed

Example sentences :

Fruit 5-celled dehiscent pods, with many pendulous, winged seeds.
Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar

Dehiscent: open or standing open: separating toward the tip.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

The dehiscent cone distinguishes this group from the Cembrae.
Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

From the latter it is also distinct in its dehiscent cone and in its seed.
Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

From P. albicaulis, with similar leaves, it differs by its dehiscent cone.
Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

Dehiscent into the cavity of a cell through the dorsal suture.
Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray

The Capsule, the dry and dehiscent fruit of any compound pistil.
Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

The order is easily distinguished by the hard, dry, woody texture of the leaves and the dehiscent fruits.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 » by Various

In the Lariciones the cone is symmetrical, and dehiscent and deciduous at maturity, while the spring-shoot is uninodal.
Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

This group combines the dehiscent cone of the Lariciones with the wood-anatomy of the serotinous Pines.
Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

Synonyms for dehiscent

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