Main Entry: de·hisce

Pronunciation: \di-ˈhis\

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

Date: 1657

: to split along a natural line; also : to discharge contents by so splitting <seedpods dehiscing at maturity>