Crossword puzzle clue "bursts open as legume seedpods"

DEHISCE, to split open

(Nahuatl) a small evergreen tree of South America and the West Indies, from the fruit of which cocoa and chocolate are prepared

a tree of the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, with heart-shaped leaves, trumpet-shaped flowers, and long pods

a tropical plant of the mallow family, with edible pods, aka gumbo

an addictive narcotic

PEA, the edible seed of an annual herb

POP, to make a sharp, small, explosive sound