(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:30:57

Cir`cum*scis"sile (?), a. [Pref. circum- + scissle.] Bot.

Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

 

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