The Collaborative International Dictionary
Convellent
Convellent \Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of convellere. See Convulse.] Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.]
The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the
convellent force.
--Todd &
Bowman.
Wiktionary
convellent
a. (context obsolete English) Tending to tear or pull up.