gemma | (noun) small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual | - |
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gemmation | (noun) asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual | Synonyms: pullulation |
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gemmed | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly |
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gemmiferous | (adjective) bearing or reproducing by a gemma | - |
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gemmule | (noun) the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity | - |
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