dehiscent

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō (I divide, split open, gape), from hiscō (I yawn, gape).

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Adjective

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dehiscent (comparative more dehiscent, superlative most dehiscent)

  1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
  2. (botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence

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Latin

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Verb

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dehiscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dehisco

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French déhiscent, from Latin dehiscens.

Adjective

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dehiscent m or n (feminine singular dehiscentă, masculine plural dehiscenți, feminine and neuter plural dehiscente)

  1. dehiscent

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