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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dehisce/indehiscent #93775 01/30/2003 6:29 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: So "indehiscent" means `hard, dry, holding onto the seed,' which actually describes Norwegians quite well. Most Norwegians consider dehiscence to be indecent. They hold the seed in. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dehisce/indehiscent #93776 01/30/2003 1:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 All men hope for indehiscence, having a horror of the stem falling off. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dehisce/indehiscent #93777 01/30/2003 1:31 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "Dehiscence" was one of the first words I learned in Botany. Deciduous trees have leaves that develope a double layer of cells across the axis of the base of the stem, that cleave from each other as the leaf dies, allowing the leaf to fall, and the "wound" on the branch tip to heal. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dehisce/indehiscent #93778 01/30/2003 1:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory It's a term we used to describe surgical wounds that have re-opened due to poor healing or infection. It's interesting to see the etymology of it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Indehiscent Norwegians #93779 01/30/2003 1:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I particularly enjoyed the reference to Norwegians enjoying rhubarb pie. Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie is one of the supporters of A Prairie Home Companion. http://prairiehome.org/performances/20010407/rhubarb.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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