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Definition of: dehisce
(di·his′) v.i. ·hisced, ·hisc·ing Biol.
To burst open, as the cocoon of a larva or the capsule of a plant. [<L dehiscere <de- down + hiscere, inceptive of hiare gape, yawn]
—de·his′cent adjective
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