Gemma (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural gem·mae [jem-ee]. /ˈdʒɛm i/.
  1. a bud.
  2. a cell or cluster of cells, or a leaflike or budlike body, that separates from the parent plant to form a new organism, as in mosses and liverworts.
  3. gemmule (def. 2).
noun plural -mae (-miː)
  1. a small asexual reproductive structure in liverworts, mosses, etc, that becomes detached from the parent and develops into a new individual
  2. zoology another name for gemmule (def. 1)
Plural gemmae (jĕmē′)
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