DEHISCE


Meaning of DEHISCE in English

/di his"/ , v.i. , dehisced, dehiscing .

to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.

[ 1650-60; dehiscere to gape, part, equiv. to de- DE- + hiscere to gape, yawn ( hi ( are ) to yawn + -scere inchoative suffix) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .