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de·his·cence
\-sən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin dehiscentia, from Latin dehiscent-, dehiscens (present participle of dehiscere) + -ia
: a bursting open: as
a.
(1) : the bursting open of a capsule, pod, or silique at maturity either between the carpels, through the middle of the carpels, or in some other manner — compare circumscissile, loculicidal, septicidal, septifragal
(2) : the opening of an anther for the discharge of pollen (as by longitudinal slits or pores)
b. biology : the opening of an organ along a suture or some other definite line for the purpose of discharging its contents
c. : the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound |