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"Circumscissile"
Keywords:
dehiscing
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transverse
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capsule
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circumference
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fissure
Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.
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Transversely dehiscent, the top falling away as a lid.
maquah.net
a. (L. circum, around; scindere, to cut) opening splitting by a transverse fissure around the circumference, leaving an upper and lower half; said of certain seed pods or capsules.
aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu
Structure opening by a line around its circumference, with the top usually coming off as a lid, e.g., a circumscissile capsule.
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Keywords:
equatorial
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along
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circular
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cracking
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circle
opening or cracking along a circle.
pfc.forestry.ca
Opening along a circular or equatorial line.
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