dissilient
/dɪˈsɪliənt/
adjective
- Bursting or splitting open, especially when ripe (used mainly of seed pods or capsules).
- In autumn, the dissilient capsules of the witch hazel shoot seeds several feet away.
- The dissilient pods of the touch-me-not plant scatter seeds when touched.
- Botanists studied the dissilient mechanism of the tropical fruit's outer shell.
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