dehiscent
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From Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscere.
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dehiscent (comparative more dehiscent, superlative most dehiscent)
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
- (botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence
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