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Noun Concept

Categories: Plant morphology, Fruit morphology, Plant physiology

dehiscence caducous dehisce dehiscent dehisces

(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 WordNet 3.0

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Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents. Wikipedia

The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents Wikipedia Disambiguation

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 Wikidata

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 Wikidata

Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents. Wiktionary

(botany) opening of an organ by its own means. Wiktionary (translation)

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