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Meaning of dissilient
dissilient (s)
bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels
dissilient (a.)
Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.
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bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vesselsStarting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient peri
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The seed capsule of the wood sorrel plant is dissilient, explosively expelling its seeds when touched.
The fruit of the balsam plant is also dissilient, and its seeds can be propelled several meters away from the plant.
Some species of orchids have dissilient anthers that fling pollen onto visiting insects.
The spores of many ferns are forcibly discharged from their sporangia, a process aided by the dissilient nature of the sporangia wall.
