gemmae

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gemmae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. Gemm[ae]. [L., a bud.]
     1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
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     2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in
        the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one
        at a time from the parent cell.
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