GEMMULATION
Gem`mu*la"tion, n. Etym: [From L. gemmula, dim. of gemma bud.]
(Biol.)
Defn: See Gemmation.
GEMMULE
Gem"mule, n. Etym: [L. gemmula, dim. of gemma: cf. F. gemmule. See
Gem.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. (b) One of the buds of mosses. (c) One of the reproductive spores of algæ. (d) An ovule.
2. (Biol.) (a) A bud produced in generation by gemmation. (b) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are then developed. See Pangenesis.
GEMMULIFEROUS
Gem`mu*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Gemmule + -ferous.]
Defn: Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.
GEMMY
Gem"my, a. Etym: [From Gem, n.]
1. Full of gems; bright; glittering like a gem. The gemmy bridle glittered free. Tennyson.
2. Spruce; smart. [Colloq. Eng.]