Word Study
gemma
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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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