GEMMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: gemmae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("gemma" is a kind of...):

reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)

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