Etymology

dehiscence

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Today it means: Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents. Full definition →

New Latin dehiscentia ← Latin dehiscentem
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  1. Latin · derived fromdehiscentem
  2. New Latin · derived fromdehiscentia
  3. English todaydehiscence

From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. By surface analysis, dehisce + -ence.

Words from the same roots

Latindehiscentem all →

dehiscent

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