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Dehiscent

Dehiscent Meaning & Definition
Dehiscent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dehiscent?

[adj] (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

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Dehiscent In Webster's Dictionary

\De*his"cent\, a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F. d['e]hiscent.] Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.

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