fissiparous

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective fissiparous has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

fissiparousa. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.].
     Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fissiparous, adj.
1 Biol. reproducing by fission.
2 tending to split.

Derivative
fissiparity n. fissiparously adv. fissiparousness n.
Etymology
L fissus past part. (as FISSURE) after viviparous

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