indehiscent

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Cones indehiscent, deciduous at maturity In this group of species there is no segregation of sclerenchyma into an effective tissue.

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  1. adjective Botany Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit.

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  • Cones indehiscent, deciduous at maturity In this group of species there is no segregation of sclerenchyma into an effective tissue. —  The Genus Pinus
  • Cones indehiscent, from 9 to 14 cm. —  The Genus Pinus
  • Fruit about size and form of a small apple, thick, brown, pericarp indehiscent, 5 or more one-seeded compartments. —  The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
  • Cones indehiscent, deciduous at maturity. —  The Genus Pinus
  • Armandi, but can easily be distinguished by its tomentose branchlets, indehiscent cone and peculiar seed. —  The Genus Pinus
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