dehisce
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They dehisce properly, but do not appear to contain much pollen.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
Mr. Blackley observed that the ripe anthers of rye did not dehisce whilst kept under a bell-glass in a damp atmosphere, whilst other anthers exposed to the same temperature in the open air dehisced freely.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
Canes slender, dark brown, heavily pubescent; tendrils continuous, bifid, dehisce early.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
When mature they dehisce by a small opening, and when broken open will disclose the olive or greenish-yellow capillitium.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
The ova and the spermatozoa dehisce into the body cavity and pass to the exterior through the nephridia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
I suspect also that the pistil goes on growing for some time after the anthers have dehisced.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
They protruded two very large much-branched panicles; but the florets never opened, though these included fully developed stigmas, and stamens supported on long filaments with large anthers that dehisced properly.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
Mr. Blackley observed that the ripe anthers of rye did not dehisce whilst kept under a bell-glass in a damp atmosphere, whilst other anthers exposed to the same temperature in the open air dehisced freely.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
Fruit dehiscing and exposing one of the three seeds.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
Capsule large, distinctly pedicelled, dehiscing by 4–8 revolute segments.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Capsule pedicelled, oblong-pyriform, dehiscing by 5–8 revolute segments.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Fruit dehiscing irregularly, the pericarp thin, loose and usually roughened; not salt-marsh plants.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Capsule globose, exserted, pendulous, dehiscing by several revolute segments.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
