fissiparous

[ fi-sip-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. reproducing by fission.

fissiparous

/ fɪˈsɪpərəs /

adjective

1. biology reproducing by fission
2. having a tendency to divide into groups or factions

Derived Forms

• fisˈsiparousness, noun
• fisˈsiparously, adverb

Other Words From

• fis·sipa·rous·ly adverb
• fis·sipa·rous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fissiparous¹

First recorded in 1825–35; fissi- + -parous

Example Sentences

The fissiparous tendency so perceptible in politics is not visible in cities.

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Passing to the invertebrate animals, we meet with two other modes of reproduction, the gemmiparous and fissiparous.

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Fissiparous: applied to that form of asexual generation in which the parent divides; each part becoming a new individual.

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Fissiparous, fis-sip′a-rus, adj. propagated by spontaneous fission or self-division.

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Therefore, in all cases of fissiparous division, the seat or origin of the process is the nucleus.

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