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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

dehiscens

-entis

, p. pr. Cf. F.

déhiscent

Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.

Adj.

Opening, as the capsule of a plant.

dehiscent ‎(comparative more dehiscent, superlative most dehiscent)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
(botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence

medicine: of or pertaining to dehiscence

botany: which dehisces