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scissile
[ sis-il ]
adjective
- capable of being cut or divided; splitting easily.
scissile
/ ˈsɪsaɪl /
adjective
- capable of being cut or divided
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scissile1
C17: from Latin scissilis that can be split, from scindere to cut
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Example Sentences
Pileus 3–7 cm. broad, convex then expanded, saffron-yellow, with dense, dark-brown, erect squamules on disk; whole surface has a velvety appearance and feel, scarcely hygrophanous, even; flesh of pileus yellowish-white, rather thin except on disk, slightly hygrophanous, scissile.
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The gills are also scissile, that is, they can be split, and are linear and swollen in the middle.
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