What is another word for dehiscent?

Pronunciation: [dɛhˈɪsənt] (IPA)

Dehiscent is a botanical term that describes the natural splitting or opening of a plant organ, such as a fruit, to release its seeds. Some synonyms for dehiscent include fissile, cleistogamous, and gaping. Fissile means to be capable of being split along a natural line or plane, while cleistogamous refers to plants that self-pollinate and do not rely on external pollinators. Gaping can describe a plant organ that is open wide or exposed. These synonyms can be used interchangeably with dehiscent when discussing plant anatomy or reproduction.

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What are the hypernyms for Dehiscent?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for dehiscent?

Dehiscent is an adjective that refers to something that can open or split apart naturally. Its antonyms are words that denote the opposite of dehiscent. The first antonym is "indehiscent," which means something that cannot open or release any part of it naturally. Another antonym is "imperforate," which means that something cannot be penetrated or entered through. The third antonym is "closed," which means that something is shut, sealed, or inaccessible. The fourth antonym is "fixed," which means something can't move or be changed. The fifth antonym is "unyielding," which means something is inflexible or not willing to bend.

Usage examples for Dehiscent

Sporangium irregularly dehiscent, breaking up and gradually falling away from the apex downward.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan
Sporangia large, subglobose or obovoid, sometimes depressed, substipitate or sessile; the wall a thin membrane, with an outer layer of minute roundish granules of lime, irregularly dehiscent.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan
Pericarp woody, dehiscent at the tip by 2-4 valves; contains 1-4 seeds, slightly orbiculate, coriaceous.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera

Famous quotes with Dehiscent

  • The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the townlets wither a time and die. This is not offered in criticism but only as observation. And I am sure that, as all pendulums reverse their swing, so eventually will the swollen cities rupture like dehiscent wombs and disperse their children back to the countryside.
    John Steinbeck

Related words: botryoid, bursate, brown, hyaline, vernal, brown-bruised

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