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de⋅hisce

[di-his]

–verb (used without object), -hisced, -hisc⋅ing.

to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.

Origin:
1650–60; < L dēhiscere to gape, part, equiv. to dē- de- + hiscere to gape, yawn (hi(āre) to yawn + -scere inchoative suffix)

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de·hisce (dĭ-hĭs')

intr.v. de·hisced, de·hisc·ing, de·hisc·es

Botany To open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen, or other contents, as the ripe capsules or pods of some plants.
Medicine To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

[Latin dehīscere : dē-, de- + hīscere, to split, inchoative of hiāre, to be open.]

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Dehisce

De*hisce"\, v. i. [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to gape.] To gape; to open by dehiscence.

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Main Entry: de·hisce
Pronunciation: di-'his
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·hisced; de·hisc·ing
: to undergo dehiscence

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dehisce de·hisce (dĭ-hĭs')
v. de·hisced, de·hisc·ing, de·hisc·es
To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

dehiscence (dĭ-hĭs'əns) Pronunciation Key
The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents. Compare indehiscence.

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