CIRCUMSCISSILE


Meaning of CIRCUMSCISSILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsi-səl, -ˌsī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin circumscissus, past participle of circumscindere to tear around, from circum- + scindere to cut, split — more at shed

Date: 1835

: dehiscing by fissure around the capsule of the fruit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.