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Definition of: circumscissile
(sûr′kəm·sis′il) adjective Bot.
Dehiscent, as a capsule, in a transverse circular line, so that the top separates like a lid, as in the common purslane. [<L circumscissus, pp. of circumscindere <circum- around + scindere cut]
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