ALL meanings of circumscissile
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C c - adjective circumscissile (of the dry dehiscent fruits of certain plants) opening completely by a transverse split 3
- adjective circumscissile opening or splitting by a transverse fissure around the circumference, leaving an upper and lower half 3
- adjective circumscissile opening along a transverse circular line, as a seed vessel. 1
- adjective circumscissile (botany) Describing any seed-vessel that splits along a circumference, with the upper part coming off as a lid. 0