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单词 dehisce
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dehisce

[ dih-his ]
/ dɪˈhɪs /
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verb (used without object), de·hisced, de·hisc·ing.

to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.

Origin of dehisce

1650–60; <Latin dēhiscere to gape, part, equivalent to dē-de- + hiscere to gape, yawn (hi(āre) to yawn + -scere inchoative suffix)

Words nearby dehisce

degut, de Haas, de haut en bas, de Havilland, dehire, dehisce, dehiscence, dehiscent, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, dehooker, dehorn
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Example sentences from the Web for dehisce

  • The name capsule is applied generally to all dry syncarpous fruits, which dehisce by valves.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
  • Tendrils semi-continuous to semi-intermittent, bifid, dehisce early.

    The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
  • When mature they dehisce by a small opening, and when broken open will disclose the olive or greenish-yellow capillitium.

    The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for dehisce

dehisce
/ (dɪˈhɪs) /

verb

(intr) (of fruits, anthers, etc) to burst open spontaneously, releasing seeds, pollen, etc

Word Origin for dehisce

C17: from Latin dēhiscere to split open, from de- + hiscere to yawn, gape
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dehisce

dehisce
[ dĭ-hĭs ]

v.

To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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