'Dissilient' definitions:
Definition of 'dissilient'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels
Definition of 'Dissilient'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]