dehiscence. (botany). Spontaneous bursting open of a mature plant structure, such as fruit, anther, or sporangium, to discharge its contents. (medicine). A defect in the boundary of a bony canal or cavity. 1  Facebook.
Sparta, NC. Located at the crossroads of the county's two main corridors -- US 21 and NC 18 -- Sparta is the physical center as well as the focus of community life for Alleghany County.Like many southern towns, the Courthouse is the center of town.ith a variety of motels, bed and breakfast inns and vacation rental properties in and around Sparta, NC, and the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, the area offers the traveler a welcome respite from the hectic pace of modern life.
Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange county, is 12 miles NW of Durham, North Carolina (center to center) and 33 miles NW of Raleigh, North Carolina. The town, which is located inside the Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill metropolitan area, has an estimated 5,446 residents. Hillsborough History.