Weird Word Wednesday

dehisceverb  de·hisce \di-ˈhis\Popularity: Bottom 30% of wordsDefinition of dehisceDehisced dehiscingintransitive verb:  to split along a natural line; also :  to discharge contents by so splitting Origin and Etymology of dehisceLatin dehiscere to split open, from de- + hiscere to gape; akin to Latin hiare to yawn — more at yawn

First Known Use: 1657
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