| Pronunciation: | | je'meyshun
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[n] asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual |
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GEMMATION is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | pullulation |
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| | See Also: | | agamogenesis, asexual reproduction |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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}.
2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
leaves in the bud.
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