2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dehiscent adjective: (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds [ant: {indehiscent}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Dehiscent \De*his"cent\, adjective [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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