circumscissile
/ˌsɜrkəmˈsɪsəl/
adjective
- Splitting or opening along a circular line, used especially to describe certain plant parts like seed capsules that break open in a circle.
- The circumscissile capsule of the plant splits neatly around its middle to release seeds.
- Unlike many pods, this species has a circumscissile opening that forms a lid-like top.
- Botany students studied the circumscissile dehiscence of the portulaca fruit.