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dehisce

One entry found for dehisce.
Main Entry: de·hisce
Pronunciation: di-'his
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): 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
: to split along a natural line; also : to discharge contents by so splitting <seedpods dehiscing at maturity>