dissilient

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dissilient
    adj 1: bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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