Noun: dehiscence di'hi-sun(t)s
- (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
"Dehiscence of the seed pods scattered the plant's seeds"
Derived forms: dehiscences
See also: dehiscent, indehiscent
Type of: organic phenomenon
Encyclopedia: Dehiscence