Gemmation

2 definitions found

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

  Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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     1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal
        or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method
        of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See {Budding}.
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     2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
        leaves in the bud.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gemmation
       n : asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface
           or in the body of the parent becomes a separate
           individual [syn: {pullulation}]