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circumscissile definition

circum·scis·sile (-sis′il)

adjective

Bot. opening or splitting by a transverse fissure around the circumference, leaving an upper and lower half: said of certain seed pods or capsules

Etymology: circum- + scissile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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