Glossary: dehiscence

Definition:

the method or process of opening of a seed-pod or anther; loculicidal, when the split opens into a cavity or loculus, septicidal when the split occurs at a septum or partition and circumscissile when the object splits transversely, the upper part coming off as a lid.

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Flora of Rwanda: Glossary details: dehiscence.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=202, retrieved 7 February 2025

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