1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or
vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction;
gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the
bud.
Gem"me*ous (?), a. [L. gemmeus. See Gem.] Pertaining to gems; of the
nature of gems; resembling gems. Pennant.
Gem*mif"er*ous (?), a. [L. gemma bud + -ferous: cf. F. gemmifËre.]
Producing gems or buds; (Biol.) multiplying by buds.
Gem`mi*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. gemma bud + -ficare (in comp.) to make.
See - fy.] (Biol.) The production of a bud or gem.
Gem`mi*flo"rate (?), a. [L. gemma bud + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)
Having flowers like buds.
Gem"mi*ness (?), n. The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness;
smartness.
{ ||Gem*mip"a*ra (?) ||Gem*mip"a*res (?) } n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gemma
bud + parere to produce.] (Zoˆl.) Animals which increase by budding, as
hydroids.
Gem`mi*par"i*ty (?), n. (Biol.) Reproduction by budding; gemmation. See
Budding.
Gem*mip"a*rous (?), a. [Cf. F. gemmipare.] (Biol.) Producing buds;
reproducing by buds. See Gemmation, 1.
Gem*mos"i*ty (?), n. [L. gemmosus set with jewels. See Gem.] The
quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel. [Obs.] Bailey.
Gem`mu*la"tion (?), n. [From L. gemmula, dim. of gemma bud.] (Biol.)
See Gemmation.
Gem"mule (?), n. [L. gemmula, dim. of gemma: cf. F. gemmule. See Gem.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons.
(b) One of the buds of mosses. (c) One of the reproductive spores of
algÊ. (d) An ovule.
2. (Biol.) (a) A bud produced in generation by gemmation. (b) One of
the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis
of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or
unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied
with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop
into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed
to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often
transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then
developed. See Pangenesis.
Gem`mu*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Gemmule + -ferous.] Bearing or producing
gemmules or buds.