Dehiscence
Pronunciation : De*his"cence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. d?hiscence.]
Definition : 1. The act of gaping.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913