indehiscent

1. 1.

   (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

   Antonymsdehiscent

Questions about indehiscent

What does indehiscent mean?

indehiscent means "(of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds".

How many syllables are in indehiscent?

indehiscent has 4 syllables: in-de-hi-scent. The stress falls on "de".

What is the opposite of indehiscent?

The recorded antonyms are dehiscent.

Is indehiscent a common word?

indehiscent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.