GEMMA


Meaning of GEMMA in English

/jem"euh/ , n. , pl. gemmae /jem"ee/ .

1. a bud.

2. Bot. 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.

[ 1760-70; ]

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