Dehisces [verb]

Definition of Dehisces:

be wide open

Synonyms of Dehisces:

● Cleave

● Divide

● Yaw

● Gap

● Yawn

● Part

● Split

● Crack

● Frondesce


Opposite/Antonyms of Dehisces:

● Close

● Join

● Connect

● Combine

● Unite


Sentence/Example of Dehisces:

Tendrils semi-continuous to semi-intermittent, bifid, dehisce early.

The name capsule is applied generally to all dry syncarpous fruits, which dehisce by valves.

Occasionally, follicles dehisce by the dorsal suture, as in Magnolia grandiflora and Banksia.

When mature they dehisce by a small opening, and when broken open will disclose the olive or greenish-yellow capillitium.