ˈjemə noun
Etymology: Latin, bud, gem — more at gem
1. plural gem·mae -(ˌ)mē : bud ; broadly : an asexual reproductive body that becomes detached from a parent plant and is unicellular in algae and fungi and some hepatics but multicellular in many mosses, hepatics, and some ferns — compare chlamydospore , gemmation
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
capitalized : a monotypic genus of small round clams (family Veneridae) having a shining white, yellow, or pink shell marked with amethyst and being widely distributed on both coasts of No. America