English noun: fissiparity | |||
1. | fissiparity (process) reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agamogenesis, asexual reproduction | ||
2. | fissiparity (attribute) the tendency to break into parts | ||
Samples | The fissiparity of religious sects. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | divisibility | ||