SCISSILE Definition & Meaning

scissile

[ sis-il ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

capable of being cut or divided; splitting easily.

scissile

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adjective

capable of being cut or divided

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of scissile¹

1615–25; < Latin scissilis, equivalent to sciss ( us ) (past participle of scindere to cut) + -ilis -ile

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of scissile¹

C17: from Latin scissilis that can be split, from scindere to cut

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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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