In'de-his'cent, a.
a. [Prefix in, not, and dehiscent; Fr. indéhiscent, It. indeiscente.] (Bot.) Not opening spontaneously at maturity, as the pericarp of the hazel-nut. Lindley.
a. [Prefix in, not, and dehiscent; Fr. indéhiscent, It. indeiscente.] (Bot.) Not opening spontaneously at maturity, as the pericarp of the hazel-nut. Lindley.