fissiparous

/fi-sip-er-uhs/US // fɪˈsɪp ər əs //UK // (fɪˈsɪpərəs) //

裂缝,裂纹,裂纹的,裂缝式的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

The fissiparous tendency so perceptible in politics is not visible in cities.
Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.
Fissiparous: applied to that form of asexual generation in which the parent divides; each part becoming a new individual.
Fissiparous, fis-sip′a-rus, adj. propagated by spontaneous fission or self-division.
Therefore, in all cases of fissiparous division, the seat or origin of the process is the nucleus.