dehiscent

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D0101500 (dĭ-hĭs′əns)n.1. Botany The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.2. Medicine A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents.

de·his′cent adj.

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(dɪˈhɪsənt) adj (Botany) (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen deˈhiscence n

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Adj.

dehiscent - (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seedsindehiscent - (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

Translations

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adjective Referring to dehiscence.

dehiscent

(of plant structures) spontaneously bursting open to liberate the enclosed contents. The two main dehiscent structures are ANTHERS releasing pollen grains and certain dry fruits that split open to release seeds, for example those of peas, beans, wallflowers, delphiniums. See also CIRCUMSCISSILE.

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