HyperDic: dehisce

English > 1 sense of the word dehisce:
VERBchangedehisceburst or split open
English > dehisce: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningBurst or split open.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
Broadererupt, come out, break through, push throughbreak out
Spanishabrirse
Catalanobrir-se
Adjectivesdehiscent(of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
Nounsdehiscence(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue

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