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gemma

Noun

Gem=ma

WORDNET DICTIONARY

gemma(n = noun.plant) - small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual;

gemma, n. [L., a bud.].

A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

gemma, n. (pl. gemmae) a small cellular body in cryptogams that separates from the mother-plant and starts a new one; an asexual spore.

Etymology

L: see GEM

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