DEHISCE


Meaning of DEHISCE in English

[de.hisce] vi de.hisced ; de.hisc.ing [L dehiscere to split open, fr. de- + hiscere to gape; akin to L hiare to yawn--more at yawn] (1657): to split along a natural line; also: to discharge contents by so splitting "seedpods dehiscing at maturity"

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