Found 2 items, similar to gemmation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: gemmation gemmation n : asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual [syn: pullulation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gemmation Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud. [1913 Webster]