Dehiscing [verb]

Definition of Dehiscing:

be wide open

Synonyms of Dehiscing:

Cleave

Divide

Yaw

Gap

Yawn

Part

Split

Crack

Frondesce


Opposite/Antonyms of Dehiscing:


Sentence/Example of Dehiscing:

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.