Dehisce

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dehisce \De*hisce"\, v. i. [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to
     gape.]
     To gape; to open by dehiscence.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dehisce
       v : burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release
           pollen"