gemma

About 0.36 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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.

Similar words

gemmule gemmation gemmification gemmiparity gemmulation propagulum germ archegonium person gonophore

Often followed by

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Word family

gemmae