gemmation

Noun
Synonyms: pullulation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individualSynonyms: pullulation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud. [1913 Webster]

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