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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
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
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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