Definition of "indehiscence" []

• The state of being indehiscent (noun)

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• "Chiang Stumps Even Her Teacher, the reporter for The Christian Science Monitor listed indehiscence (a botanical term for the state of being closed at maturity), maunder (to move slowly and uncertainly), and cenote (a sinkhole) among a list of eight difficult words she had used, saying that even Wellesley professors had to consult their dictionaries."
• "Pakula humorously tracks the over-the-top press coverage during this tour, laced with Oriental exoticisms about her "ivory skin" and "almond eyes," as well as May-ling's fondness for impressing her audience with obscure words like "indehiscence" and "cenote" in her speeches."