gemma

(jem′ə)

noun pl. gemmae

Biol. a budlike outgrowth which becomes detached and develops into a new organism, as in certain liverworts

Origin: L: see gem

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See gemma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gem·mae (jĕmˈēˌ)
Botany

An asexual budlike propagule as in liverworts, capable of developing into a new individual; a bud.

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Origin: Latin, bud; see gembh- in Indo-European roots

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