Associations to the word «Gemma»

Wiktionary

GEMMA, noun. (botany) A bud; an asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.
GEMMA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae   — the type species being the amethyst gem clam.
GEMMA, proper noun. A female given name.
GEMMA, proper noun. (star): A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

Dictionary definition

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

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