Associations to the word «Dehisce»

Wiktionary

DEHISCE, verb. (intransitive) (botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, or pollen, or other contents, as the ripe pods of some plants.
DEHISCE, verb. (intransitive) (medicine) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

Dictionary definition

DEHISCE, verb. Burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.