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dehisce

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7 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈhɪs/Part of speech verbSorted cdeehisStarts with DEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. burst or split open

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin dehīscō (“to gape, open”), from hiō (“to be open”); related to hiatus.

Used in a sentence

  • Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.
  • A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.

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