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 | ||