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Merriam Webster's
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
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Circumscissile 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.
