1. split open along natural lines to release seeds or spores
Usage: botanical; past tense of dehisce

Examples

• The seed pods dehisced in the autumn heat.
• After the fruit matured, it dehisced to scatter its seeds.
• The botanist observed how the capsules dehisced along their seams.
• When the conditions were right, the sporangia dehisced explosively.
• The dried pods dehisced with audible pops in the greenhouse.