Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Bearing a gemma; reproducing by buds; gemmiparous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Biol.) Producing gems or buds.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective biology Producing gems or buds.
  • adjective biology Multiplying by means of buds.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective bearing or reproducing by a gemma

Etymologies

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Latin gemma bud + -ferous: compare French gemmifère.

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