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(-his′əns)

noun

a splitting open, as of a pod or anther, along definite structural lines

Origin: L dehiscens, prp. of dehiscere: see dehisce

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dehiscent adjective

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noun

Botany The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.
Medicine A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents.

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de·hisˈcent adjective

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