Flowers dehisce when they release pollen. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Koa pods are slow to dehisce and about 15 cm long and 25 to 4 cm wide. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Koa pods are slow to dehisce and about 15 cm long and 2.5 to 4 cm wide. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
The anther must dehisce (burst open) before pollen grains can be released. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 25] Reference
A major concern had been that the sutured tissue would break down, or dehisce. From Wordnik.com. [Mountain Gorillas: Discovery Channel: Following Umoja] Reference
At this time the pods are ready to dehisce, or pop open to distribute the seeds. From Wordnik.com. [14. Saving seeds for planting] Reference
Ripe pods dehisce along a single margin, and the mature, black, hard-coated seeds. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Insect larvae of many species typically destroy a large proportion of the mature seeds before they dehisce. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
Pods of some crops such as peas, do not easily dehisce, but others, such as arugola, do so at the slightest touch, throwing seeds quite a distance (Figure 14.3). From Wordnik.com. [14. Saving seeds for planting] Reference
Anthers will then dehisce one at a time over 3-4 d., while the style elongates and the stigma becomes receptive. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Balsaminaceae) whose fruits explosively dehisce and squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium, Cucurbitaceae) that discharge their seeds in a mucilaginous stream of liquid. From Wordnik.com. [Seed dispersal] Reference
Mature pods rapidly dehisce. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 29] Reference
Until, from very weariness, they all dehisce. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
The anther must dehisce. From Wordnik.com. [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference
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