Opening when mature, exposing or releasing the contents, as in a fruit releasing it seeds.
Breaking open at maturity to release the contents.
Opening by valves or along regular lines, as in ripe seed capsules or some anthers.
A fruit that opens by sutures, pores, or caps.
Breaking open at maturity to release the contents.
A regular mode of splitting.
Fruits, anthers or sporangia that split open when reaching maturity.