dehiscent

D2E1H4I1S1C3E1N1T1
UK/dɪˈhɪsənt/

adjective

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

“a dehiscent fruit”

Opposite
indehiscent
OriginLatin dehīscentem →
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Meanings

adjectivedehiscent (comparative more dehiscent, superlative most dehiscent)

comparative more dehiscent · superlative most dehiscent

  1. medicineOf or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
  2. biologyWhich dehisces or presents dehiscence.

    a dehiscent fruit

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

Opposite
indehiscent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindehīscentem
  2. Englishdehiscent

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

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Translations

Catalan dehiscent
  • dehiscentbotany: which dehisces
Dutch openspringend
  • openspringendbotany: which dehisces
Finnish avo-, avautuva
  • avo-medicine: of or pertaining to dehiscence
  • avautuvabotany: which dehisces
French déhiscent
  • déhiscentbotany: which dehisces
German Streu-
  • Streu-botany: which dehisces
Hungarian felnyíló
  • felnyílóbotany: which dehisces
Irish oscailteach, méanoscailteach
  • oscailteachbotany: which dehisces
  • méanoscailteachbotany: which dehisces
Italian deiscente
  • deiscentebotany: which dehisces
Romanian dehiscent
  • dehiscentbotany: which dehisces
Spanish dehiscente
  • dehiscentebotany: which dehisces
Tagalog tilarin
  • tilarinbotany: which dehisces
Welsh ymagorol
  • ymagorolbotany: which dehisces

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decentish
Cite this entry
APA

dehiscent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehiscent

MLA

“dehiscent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehiscent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehiscent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehiscent.

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