verb
- splits open along natural lines to release contents, especially seeds or spores
Usage: botanical; third person singular present
Examples
- The seed pod dehisces when it reaches maturity.
- Each anther dehisces to release pollen grains.
- The fruit dehisces along predetermined suture lines.
- When the capsule dehisces, tiny seeds scatter in the wind.
- The sporangium dehisces to disperse spores into the environment.