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Definitions for dehisce
dɪˈhɪsde·hisce
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Princeton's WordNet
dehisceverb
burst or split open
"flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
Wiktionary
dehisceverb
To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, or pollen, or other contents, as the ripe pods of some plants.
Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.
dehisceverb
To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
Etymology: From de- + hiscere to split, from hiare to be open, related to hiatus
Wikipedia
dehisce
Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents. This is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part; structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this way are called indehiscent, and rely on other mechanisms such as decay or predation to release the contents. A similar process to dehiscence occurs in some flower buds (e.g., Platycodon, Fuchsia), but this is rarely referred to as dehiscence unless circumscissile dehiscence is involved; anthesis is the usual term for the opening of flowers. Dehiscence may or may not involve the loss of a structure through the process of abscission. The lost structures are said to be caducous.
Webster Dictionary
Dehisceverb
to gape; to open by dehiscence
Etymology: [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to gape.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dehisce
dē-his′, v.i. to gape, to open as the capsules of a plant.—n. Dehis′cence.—adj. Dehis′cent. [L. dehiscens, pr.p. of dehiscĕre—de, inten., and hiscĕre, to gape.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dehisce in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dehisce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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