| Pronunciation: | | 'jemu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual |
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GEMMA is a 5 letter word that starts with G. |
| | See Also: | | reproductive structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. {Gemm[ae]}. [L., a bud.]
1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A bud or outgrowth of a plant which develops into a new organism. A leaf bud rather than a flower bud. |
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