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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.