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Webster 1913 Edition
Gemmation
Gem-ma′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gemmation
GEMMA'TION
,Noun.
In botany, budding; the state, form or construction of the bud of plants, of the leaves, stipules, petioles or scales.