Associations to the word «Gemmule»

Wiktionary

GEMMULE, noun. (biology) A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges
GEMMULE, noun. (obsolete) A hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity

Dictionary definition

GEMMULE, noun. The physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus