dissilient Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Dis*sil"i*ent adjective
Etymology
L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.
Definitions
  1. Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.

Webster 1913