Dehiscent

2 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dehiscent
       adj : (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at
             maturity to release seeds [ant: {indehiscent}]