gemmation

2 definitions found

gemmation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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     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.
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     2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
        leaves in the bud.
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gemmation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gemmation
      n 1: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface
           or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
           [syn: pullulation, gemmation]