gemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

name

A female given name from Italian.
A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

/ˈd͡ʒɛmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gemma.wav

gemma gemmas gemmae Jemma

Learned borrowing from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”). Doublet of gem and Gemma.

gemmule Alphecca

gemmaceous gemmal gemmation gemmiform gemmiparous gemmoid spermatogemma

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