fissiparous

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fissiparous ( feh – SIP – are – us) adj. Latin. divisive, tending to break into parts or factions.

A relative newcomer to the English language, this snuck in in the 19th century. It's from "fissus,"  the past part. of "findere"   which means "split." This is the same root as the English word "fissure."