Gemmae

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. {Gemm[ae]}. [L., a bud.]
     1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
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     2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in
        the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one


        at a time from the parent cell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gemma
       n : small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and
           mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a
           new individual
       [also: {gemmae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gemmae
       See {gemma}