Definitions for dehiscence
dɪˈhɪs ənsde·his·cence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dehiscencenoun

   (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dehiscencenoun

   Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.

2. dehiscencenoun

   A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

3. dehiscencenoun

   Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

4. Etymology: From Modern Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscere.

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1. dehiscence

   Dehiscence is a term used in both medicine and botany. 1) In medicine, dehiscence refers to the rupturing or splitting open of a wound or surgical incision that was previously closed. This can occur due to infection, poor suturing, or early removal of stitches. 2) In botany, dehiscence is the process by which plant structures, such as seed pods or capsules, split open at maturity to release their contents, typically seeds or spores.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dehiscencenoun

   the act of gaping

2. Dehiscencenoun

   a gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. dhiscence.]

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1. Dehiscence

   Dehiscence is the splitting at maturity along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and 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, 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.

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1. Dehiscence

   the splitting of the pupal integument in the emergence of the adult in Lepidoptera.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dehiscence in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dehiscence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dehiscence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dehiscence
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dehiscence
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dehiscence
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=dehiscence