| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod).[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb circumscissily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (circumscissily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumscissile.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CIRCUMSCISSILE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references) |
| Note: Circumscissile \Cir`cum*scis"sile\, adjective. [Prefix circum- scissle.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CIRCUMSCISSILE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Opening splitting by a transverse fissure around the circumference, leaving an upper and lower half; said of certain seed pods or capsules. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
