Fissiparous has a second meaning.tending to split according to the Oxford English Reference Dictionary. Publisher Oxford University Press. (1996). ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissiparous
Fis·sip'a·rous adjective [ Latin fissus (past participle of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: confer French fissipare .] (Biol.) Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission . -- Fis*sip'a*rous*ly , adverb Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/34