DEHISCE


Meaning of DEHISCE in English

v.

Pronunciation: di- ' his

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form: de · hisced ; de · hisc · ing

Etymology: Latin dehiscere to split open, from de- + hiscere to gape; akin to Latin hiare to yawn ― more at YAWN

Date: 1657

: to split along a natural line also : to discharge contents by so splitting <seedpods dehiscing at maturity>

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