Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dehiscent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dehiscent \De*his"cent\, a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F.
d['e]hiscent.]
Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as
the capsule of a plant.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dehiscent
adj : (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at
maturity to release seeds [ant: {indehiscent}]
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