"dissilient" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dissilient [comparative], most dissilient [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dissiliens, dissilientis, present participle of dissilire (“to leap asunder”): dis- + salire (“to leap”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} dissilient (comparative more dissilient, superlative most dissilient)
  1. (chiefly botany, but also in extended use) Forcefully breaking apart or bursting open; primed to do so; dehiscing explosively. Categories (topical): Botany
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