dehisce

Meaning of dehisce

verb
  1. To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.
    Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.
  2. To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
    A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.

Information about dehisce

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of dehisce is: dehisces.
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Hyphenation of dehisce

de-hisce

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • dehisce is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with dehisce

commisce, misce, reminisce, porcpisce

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