dehisce

dehisce
verb /dɪˈhɪs/
a) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, or pollen, or other contents, as the ripe pods of some plants.

Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.

b) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound. :: A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.
See Also: break through, come out, erupt, push through

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  • Dehisce — De*hisce , v. i. [L. dehiscere; de + hiscere to gape.] To gape; to open by dehiscence. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dehisce — ► VERB technical ▪ gape or burst open. DERIVATIVES dehiscence noun dehiscent adjective. ORIGIN Latin dehiscere, from hiscere begin to gape …   English terms dictionary

  • dehisce — [dē his′] vi. dehisced, dehiscing [L dehiscere < de , off + hiscere, to gape, inchoative of hiare: see HIATUS] to split open along definite structural lines, as the seedpods of legumes, lilies, etc …   English World dictionary

  • dehisce — intransitive verb (dehisced; dehiscing) Etymology: Latin dehiscere to split open, from de + hiscere to gape; akin to Latin hiare to yawn more at yawn Date: 1657 to split along a natural line; also to discharge contents by so splitting < seedpods… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dehisce — /di his /, v.i., dehisced, dehiscing. to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape. [1650 60; < L dehiscere to gape, part, equiv. to de DE + hiscere to gape, yawn (hi(are) to yawn + scere inchoative suffix)] * * * …   Universalium

  • dehisce — de·hisce di his vi, de·hisced; de·hisc·ing to undergo dehiscence …   Medical dictionary

  • dehisce — v. burst or split open; gape …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dehisce — [dɪ hɪs] verb technical (of a pod or seed vessel, or of a cut or wound) gape or burst open. Derivatives dehiscence noun dehiscent adjective Origin C17: from L. dehiscere, from de away + hiscere begin to gape …   English new terms dictionary

  • dehisce — v. n. Open, gape, gape open, yawn …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • dehisce — de·hisce …   English syllables

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