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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels; 



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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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