a. [ Pref. circum- + scissle. ] (Bot.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See Schism. ] Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. [ R. ] Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]