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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Opening splitting by a transverse fissure around the circumference, leaving an upper and lower half; said of certain seed pods or capsules. |
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