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Dehiscence
/dɪˈhɪsəns/
Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
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noun
- 1
Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
- 2
A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
- 3
Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
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