Definition of fissiparous in English:
fissiparous
adjective fɪˈsɪp(ə)rəsfiˈsipərəs
1Inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups.
the fissiparous tendencies innate in tribalism
she was unsuccessful in holding a fissiparous membership together
Example sentencesExamples
- His coalition is broad and fissiparous, and the communists, who were the ruin of his last government, made a strong showing.
- Despite their fissiparous tendencies, they spread steadily.
- During the past two weeks, the Union of the Parliaments has become more fissiparous than at any time since 1707.
- We have too many fissiparous tendencies in the two countries to take risks.
- There are clear limits to what voluntary organizations can do to remedy the fissiparous tendencies of an inherently selfish capitalism.
- 1.1Biology (of an organism) reproducing by fission.
Example sentencesExamples
- Regeneration has been entrained to complete an asexual life cycle in fissiparous and comet-forming starfish.
- It is noted that fissiparous and cometforming starfish have entrained the regeneration pathway into their life cycle.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin fissus, past participle of findere 'split', on the pattern of viviparous.