[dɪˈhɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a pod or seed vessel, or a cut or wound) gape or burst open
(e.g: after the anther lobes dehisce, the pollen is set free)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin dehiscere, from de- ‘away’ + hiscere ‘begin to gape’ (from hiare ‘gape’)