GEMMAE

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


Noun

gemmae

plural of gemma

Source: Wiktionary


GEMMA

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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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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