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dehiscent


  • a  (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds

  • Ordinary regal lilies are dehiscent: the pollen-bearing anthers swell, burst open, shower sticky golden dust on the blossoms, marring their virginal immaculacy.

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