dehisced

Variant of dehisce

dehisce definition

de·hisce (dē his′)

intransitive verb dehisced -·hisced′, dehiscing -·hisc′·ing

to split open along definite structural lines, as the seedpods of legumes, lilies, etc.

Etymology: L dehiscere < de-, off + hiscere, to gape, inchoative of hiare: see hiatus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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