'Gemmae' definitions:
Definition of 'Gemmae'
From: GCIDE
- 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]