dehisce

• Verb aus der Botanik, das das natürliche Aufspringen oder Aufplatzen von Samenkapseln, Früchten oder Staubbeuteln entlang einer vorgebildeten Trennlinie beschreibt, um den Inhalt freizusetzen.

A verb used in botany to describe the natural splitting open of a seed pod, fruit, or anther along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents.

1. C2formal

   To burst or split open, especially along a natural line, as in seed pods or certain medical conditions.

   Aufplatzen

   • The seed pod will dehisce when it is ripe, releasing the seeds.
   • In botany, many fruits dehisce to disperse their seeds.
   • The wound began to dehisce after the surgery, requiring immediate attention.

   Synonymebreak openburstgapeopenrupturesplit

   Antonymeclosehealseal