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dehisce, v.|dɪˈhɪs|
[ad. L. dēhisc-ĕre to open in chinks, gape, yawn, f. de- I. 2 + hiscĕre, inceptive of hiāre to stand open, gape.]
intr. To gape; in Bot. to burst open, as the seed-vessels of plants.
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 259 Dehiscing with frequent chinks. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 35 Ovarium consisting of 5 carpella..dehiscing in various ways. 1859Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 246/1 The organ..subsequently dehisces in four valves. 1882O'Donovan Merv II. xliv. 241 The green carpels..dehisce, separating and bending backwards.
Hence deˈhiscing ppl. a.
1845Lindley Sch. Bot. iv. (1858) 33 Valves ventricose..scarcely dehiscing. |