- (n.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.
- (n.) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc.
- (n.) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
- (n.) A joint, seam or closure; the place where two bodies or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft or juncture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). commissure. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/commissure/definitions/1989404 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "commissure" http://smartdefine.org/commissure/definitions/1989404 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "commissure" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/commissure/definitions/1989404> |