Complete Definition of "gemma"

see|Gemma
English
Etymology
From L. gemma#Latin|gemma, a "bud" on a plant.

Noun

en-noun|gemm|ae

#An asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.


Italian

Noun
it-noun|gemm|f|a|e

  1. bud
  2. gem, jewel

Latin
Noun
gemma (genitive gemmae); f, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin first declension|first declension

  1. A bud or eye of a plant.
  2. A jewel.
  3. A thing made of precious stones.

Related terms
gemmarius
gemmatus
gemmeus
gemmifer
gemmo

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Latin nouns

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