dehiscence
Dehiscence that occurs in botany.
Meaning
Noun
- Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
- A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
- Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
Origin
- From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. More at dehisce.
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