circumscissile

(-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

Origin: circum- + scissile

See circumscissile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Splitting or opening along a circumference, with the top coming off as a lid: a circumscissile seed capsule.

Origin:

Origin: circum-

Origin: + Latin scissilis, easily split, splitting; see scissile

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