Ge*mote" (?), n. [As. gem&?;t an assembly. See Meet, v. t.] (AS. Hist.)
A meeting; -- used in combination, as, Witenagemote, an assembly of the
wise men.
Gems (?), n. [G.] (Zoˆl.) The chamois.
Gems"bok (?), n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the
chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zoˆl.) A South
African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight
horns.
Gems"-horn` (?), n. [G., prop., chamois horn.] (Mus.) An organ stop
with conical tin pipes.
Ge*mul" (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A small South American deer (Furcifer
Chilensis), with simple forked horns. [Written also guemul.]
-gen (?). [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos race, stock
(see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born. Cf. F. -gËne.] 1. A
suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing, generating:
as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.