Associations to the word «Dehiscent»

Wiktionary

DEHISCENT, adjective. (medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
DEHISCENT, adjective. (botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence

Dictionary definition

DEHISCENT, adjective. (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche