Circumscissile

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]