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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | © A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

dehiscent Bursting or splitting open at maturity. Usually used of a fruit that bursts open to release its seeds (e.g. pea pod).

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