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Dehiscence
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents.
(2):
(n.) The act of gaping.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dehiscence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dehiscence.html. 1828.