To split open naturally and discharge contents, usually referring to seed pods, fruits, or surgical wounds that open during healing.
From Latin dehiscere: de- (apart) + hiscere (to gape or open), used in botany since the 18th century to describe natural seed dispersal mechanisms.
When poppy seed pods dehisce, they shake in the wind and scatter thousands of tiny seeds—it's why poppies spread everywhere, and why some countries restrict poppy growing!
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