DEHISCE


Meaning of DEHISCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈhis ]

intransitive verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.