GEMMA

gemma

(noun) small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Gemma

A female given name from Italian.

(star) A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

Usage notes

• Popular given name in the U.K. in the 1980s and the 1990s.

Anagrams

• Megam

Etymology

Noun

gemma (plural gemmae)

(botany) A bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

Anagrams

• Megam

Source: Wiktionary

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Gem"ma, n.; pl. Gemmæ. Etym: [L., a bud.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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