Associations to the word «Fissiparous»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FISSIPAROUS, adjective. Factious, tending to break into pieces
FISSIPAROUS, adjective. Causing division or fragmenting something (often appearing in the collocation "fissiparous tendencies").
FISSIPAROUS, adjective. (biology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Dictionary definition
FISSIPAROUS, adjective. Reproducing by fission.
FISSIPAROUS, adjective. Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.