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tomiparous, a. Biol. rare.|təʊˈmɪpərəs|
[f. mod.L. tomipar-us (f. Gr. τοµή cutting, section + L. -par-us producing) + -ous.]
Multiplying (as a cell or organism) by division; fissiparous.
1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Tomiparus.., applied by Bory to plants and animals which are multiplied by cuttings or division, i.e. by separation of parts: tomiparous. 1887W. Phillips Brit. Discomycetes 272 The external papillæ are formed by the ends of short, hair-like, tomiparous cells, which are remarkable from their habit of breaking off at the joints under slight pressure. |