Dissilient

[di'siliәnt]

(adj.) bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels .

Typed by Bert--From WordNet

(a.) Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.

Editor: Rosanne

adj. (bot.) bursting open with elastic force.—n. Dissil′ience.

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