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indehiscent
1. Not splitting open at maturity: indehiscent fruit.
2. Not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds; hard, dry, holding onto the seeds.
3. Lacking a distinct opening mechanism; spores shed by irregular rupture or breakdown of the capsule wall.
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