(Of fruits) not splitting open.
Remaining closed at maturity.
Not opening or splitting to release the contents at maturity.
Not opening, or not opening by valves or along regular lines, as some fruits and anthers.
Describes a fruit that does not split open at maturity.
Remaining closed at maturity; not dehiscent.
Not opening by pores or valves.
Said of a fruit that neither splits nor bursts.
Refers to fruit that doesn’t split open when ripe.
Characteristic of a fruit that does not split open.