Definitions for: Gemmation

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: pullulation

See Also: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction

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