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dehiscence

noun /dɪhɪsəns/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 20
Definitions
noun

release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound

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