dehiscence
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Sense 1 noun
(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
Types & categories
- organic phenomenon hypernym
Related & opposite
- dehiscent attribute
- indehiscent attribute
- dehisce derivation
- dehiscent derivation
- biology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | dehiscent |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | indehiscent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dehisce |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dehiscent |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic phenomenon |