Etymology

dehisce

de·hisce
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Today it means: To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content. Full definition →

Latin dehīscō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdehīscō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdehīscō
  3. English todaydehisce

Borrowed from Latin dehīscō (“to gape, open”), from hiō (“to be open”); related to hiatus.

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