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gemmate

/ˈdʒɛmeɪt/

gemmate adjective: having buds; reproducing by buds.

Adjective

gemmate (not comparable)

  1. Having buds; reproducing by buds.
    • gemmate structure
    Synonyms:
    gemmated

Verb

IPA/dʒəˈmeɪt/

gemmate (third-person singular simple present gemmates, present participle gemmating, simple past and past participle gemmated)

  1. to deck with gems

Synonyms of gemmate

Forms of gemmate

third-person singular presentgemmates
present participlegemmating
past participlegemmated
pastgemmated

Origin of gemmate

Borrowed from Latin gemmātus, perfect passive participle of gemmō (“to put forth buds”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from gemma (“a bud”).

Questions about gemmate

What does gemmate mean?
Gemmate means having buds; reproducing by buds.
What part of speech is gemmate?
Gemmate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce gemmate?
Gemmate is pronounced /ˈdʒɛmeɪt/.

Words near gemmate in the dictionary

  1. gemmae
  2. gemmal
  3. gemman
  4. gemmary
  5. gemmas
  6. gemmate
  7. gemmated
  8. gemmates
  9. gemmating
  10. gemmation
  11. gemmations

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