FISSIPARITY

fissiparity

(noun) the tendency to break into parts; “the fissiparity of religious sects”

fissiparity

(noun) reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fissiparity (usually uncountable, plural fissiparities)

(biology) The quality of being fissiparous.

Source: Wiktionary


Fis`si*par"i*ty, n. (Biol.)

Definition: Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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