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DEHISCENT FRUITS

\dɛhˈɪsənt fɹˈuːts], \dɛhˈɪsənt fɹˈuːts], \d_ɛ_h_ˈɪ_s_ə_n_t f_ɹ_ˈuː_t_s]\

Definitions of DEHISCENT FRUITS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L., I part asunder.] (Bot. Opening by a suture, which allows the seeds to escape ; e.g. legumes. Indehiscent, when the sutures do not give way at the ripening ; e.g. nut, wheat.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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