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Coconut is considered indehiscent, meaning that it does not split open at maturity to release its seeds. Instead, the seed is encased within a hard shell, which remains intact until it decays or is otherwise broken open. This characteristic helps protect the seed and allows it to be dispersed by water and other means.
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Differentiate dehiscent from indehiscent?
Indehiscent fruit do not split open when ripe. Dehiscent fruits do split open along a built in line of weakness. An example of a dehiscent fruit is a peanut. An indehiscent fruit would be an apple.
Is a pea pod dehiscent or indehiscent?
A pea pod is a dehiscent fruit, meaning it opens up upon maturity to release its seeds.
What is indehiscent fruit?
Dehiscent the mature overy wall (pericarp) breaks open therby freeing the seeds. Indehiscent seeds remain in the fruit after the fruit has ben shed from the parent plant.
3 What is the difference between a dry dehiscent fruit and a dry indehiscent fruit?
dehiscenthave open fruits and they disperse when mature indehiscentdo not have open fruits.
How do fruits classified?
Fruits are classified based on their botanical classification as either fleshy or dry fruits. Fleshy fruits can be further categorized as simple, aggregate, or multiple fruits. Dry fruits are classified as dehiscent or indehiscent based on how they release their seeds.
Is apple a dehiscent fruit?
Dehiscent fruit --- fruits that opens at maturity to release seeds.
Is almond a fruit?
Almonds are nuts. Nuts are fruits that are indehiscent(not opening at maturity.)
What part of the plant is corn kernel?
It's a dry indehiscent fruit.
Example of dehiscent fruit?
Legume(Pea, Peanut), Sweet Gum, Milkweed, Columbine Legume(Pea, Peanut), Sweet Gum, Milkweed, Columbine okro, crotalaria, beans
What is an achene?
An achene is, botanically speaking, a small, dry, indehiscent fruit containing a single seed, such as the buttercup.
Example of dry indehiscent fruit?
Acorns and fruits of corn and other cereals are examples.
What is an achenium?
An achenium is another word for an achene - botanically speaking, a small, dry, indehiscent fruit containing a single seed, such as the buttercup.
