This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Dehiscence
The splitting open of an anther or seed pod. This feature helps explain how flowers are arranged, how pollination happens, or how seeds begin to form.
Did you know?
Some seed pods explosively dehisce, flinging seeds away from the parent plant.
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