Noun: fissiparity
- Reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
"Fissiparity in planarian flatworms allows them to regenerate into two separate individuals when cut in half"
- The tendency to break into parts
"the fissiparity of religious sects"
Derived forms: fissiparities
Type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction, divisibility
Encyclopedia: Fissiparity