v. split, splitÂ·ting, splits. 1  To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow; tear. 2  To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend. 3  To separate; disunite. 4  To break apart or divide a chemical compound into simpler constituents.
Mexican jumping bean. Mexican jumping beans (also known as frijoles saltarines in Spanish) are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth (Cydia deshaisiana) and are native to Mexico. The bean is usually tan to brown in color.
Since the larva develops into a moth that pollinates the yucca plant, the relationship is clearly beneficial to both partners. By comparison, the relationship between the Mexican jumping bean (Sebastiana pavoniana) and its symbiotic moth (Laspeyresia saltitans) is clearly one-sided.