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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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