Defn: A division of birds including the true pigeons.
GEMMA
Gem"ma, n.; pl. Gemmæ. Etym: [L., a bud.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
GEMMACEOUS
Gem*ma"ceous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmæ.
GEMMARY
Gem"ma*ry, a. Etym: [L. gemmarius. See Gem.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to gems.