DEHISCENCE

Dehiscence

Dehiscence is the splitting at maturity along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this way are called indehiscent, and rely on other mechanisms such as decay or predation to release the contents.

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dehiscence

Noun

  1. Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
  2. A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
  3. Opening, gaping, in a general sense.


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