dissilience

dis·sil·i·ent

[dih-sil-ee-uhnt]
adjective
bursting apart; bursting open.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin dissilient- (stem of dissiliēns, present participle of dissilīre to leap apart), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + -sili- (combining form of sali- leap; see sally) + -ent- -ent

Related forms
dis·sil·i·en·cy, dis·sil·i·ence, noun
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dissilience

noun
the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe 
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dissilient

adjective
bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels 
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