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circumscissile

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cir·cum·scis·sile  (sûrkm-ssl, -l)
adj. Botany
Splitting or opening along a circumference, with the top coming off as a lid: a circumscissile seed capsule.
[circum- + Latin scissilis, easily split, splitting; see scissile.]
circumscissile [ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪsaɪl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of the dry dehiscent fruits of certain plants) opening completely by a transverse split
[from circum- + Latin scissilis capable of splitting, from scindere to split]
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[FIGURE 10 OMITTED] Lecythidiaceae Although his family is best known for its woody "monkey pot" fruits with circumscissile capsular dehiscence, it also includes Petersianthus Merr.
Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits by Manchester, Steven R.; O'Leary, Elizabeth L. / The Botanical Review
Others place Calyptronoma asa subgenus of Calyptrogyne (Hooker, 1883; Beccari, 1912; Burret, 1930; Len, 1944; Wessels Boer, 1968; and Glassman, 1972) based on the floral characters shared between the two such as the basally connate corolla in pistillate flowers and the circumscissile cap that falls at anthesis.
Molecular phylogenetic studies of Caribbean palms (Arecaceae) and ... by Roncal, Julissa; Zona, Scott; Lewis, Carl E. / The Botanical Review
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A consensus classification for the order Gentianales with additional ... by Nicholas, A.; Baijnath, H. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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