d 2 e 1 h 4 i 1 s 1 c 3 e 1 n 1 c 3 e 1
10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (biology) 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
originFrom New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. By surface analysis, dehisce + -ence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- cinched 15
- decencies 14
- cinches 14
- cheesed 13
- chinsed 13
- dehisce 13
- chides 12
- chined 12
- inched 12
- niched 12
- chics 12
- cinch 12