Found 2 items, similar to Gemma.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: gemma gemma n : small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual [also: gemmae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gemma Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. Gemm[ae]. [L., a bud.] 1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) 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. [1913 Webster]