dehiscent

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/dɪˈhɪsənt/ (UK)

Definition of dehiscent

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adj

Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

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adj

Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
Which dehisces or presents dehiscence.

“a dehiscent fruit”

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Learned borrowing from Latin dehīscentem, present participle of dehīscō (“to divide, split open, gape”), from hīscō (“to yawn, gape”).

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