Thesaurus: gemmation

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1. n. The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
2. n. The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.
3. n. asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
4. 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. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.
5. The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable,by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction;gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
6. n asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual