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gemmae

gemmae is the plural of gemma.

Meaning of gemma

Noun

gemma (plural gemmas or gemmae)

  1. An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.
    • I know of no other genera with such intramarginal formation of true gemmae.1969, Rudolf Mathias Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume 1, Columbia University Press, page 527
    Synonyms:
    gemmule

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Questions about gemmae

What is gemmae the plural of?
Gemmae is the plural of gemma.

Words near gemmae in the dictionary

  1. gemless
  2. gemlike
  3. gemm
  4. gemma
  5. gemmaceous
  6. gemmae
  7. gemmal
  8. gemman
  9. gemmary
  10. gemmas
  11. gemmate

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