Main Entry: de·his·cence

Pronunciation: \di-ˈhi-s^ən(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin dehiscentia, from Latin dehiscent-, dehiscens, present participle of dehiscere

Date: 1819

: an act or instance of dehiscing <pollen freed by dehiscence of the anther>

— de·his·cent \-s^ənt\ adjective