# Dehiscence

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/dehiscence
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

the manner in which the wall of a mature organ ruptures to allow the contents to escape.

- [Dehiscence](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/dehiscence "Examples of dehiscence: (a) legume; (b) siliqua; (c) schizocarp with 4 carpels after splitting; (d) circumcissile capsule. Shading: seeds exposed by dehiscence are shown in solid black.")