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Gemmation

Gemmation Meaning & Definition
Gemmation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gemmation?

[n] asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gemmation: pullulation

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See Also | agamogenesis | asexual reproduction

Gemmation In Webster's Dictionary

\Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.] 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.

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