Dehisce [verb]

Definition of Dehisce:

be wide open

Synonyms of Dehisce:

● Cleave

● Divide

● Yaw

● Gap

● Yawn

● Part

● Split

● Crack

● Frondesce


Opposite/Antonyms of Dehisce:

● Close

● Join

● Connect

● Combine

● Unite


Sentence/Example of Dehisce:

Tendrils semi-continuous to semi-intermittent, bifid, dehisce early.

The name capsule is applied generally to all dry syncarpous fruits, which dehisce by valves.

Occasionally, follicles dehisce by the dorsal suture, as in Magnolia grandiflora and Banksia.

When mature they dehisce by a small opening, and when broken open will disclose the olive or greenish-yellow capillitium.