a small asexual reproductive structure in liverworts, mosses, etc, that becomes detached from the parent and develops into a new individual
2. zoology another name for gemmule (sense 1)
Derived forms
gemmaceous (dʒɛˈmeɪʃəs)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from Latin: bud, gem
Examples of 'gemmae' in a sentence
gemmae
Additionally, upper parts of gemmae and clavae had a microstriate pattern.
Kluza-Wieloch Magdalena, Maciejewska-Rutkowska Irmina, Wójtowicz Wanda, Wiland-SzymańskaJustyna 2015, 'Pollen morphology of rare species of Linum L. (Linaceae) from Poland', Biodiversity: Research and Conservationhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biorc.2015.40.issue-1/biorc-2015-0028/biorc-2015-0028.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The material was formed by uniseriate protonemal moss gemmae and protonema.
Jun Uetake, Sota Tanaka, Kosuke Hara, Yukiko Tanabe, Denis Samyn, Hideaki Motoyama,Satoshi Imura, Shiro Kohshima 2014, 'Novel Biogenic Aggregation of Moss Gemmae on a Disappearing African Glacier', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0112510. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Grains were semitectate, with the sculptural elements of the exine as gemmae or clavae.
Kluza-Wieloch Magdalena, Maciejewska-Rutkowska Irmina, Wójtowicz Wanda, Wiland-SzymańskaJustyna 2015, 'Pollen morphology of rare species of Linum L. (Linaceae) from Poland', Biodiversity: Research and Conservationhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biorc.2015.40.issue-1/biorc-2015-0028/biorc-2015-0028.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Manipulation of sucrose content in the medium stimulated the multiplication of gametophytes, but its lack induced formation of gemmae.
Katarzyna Goller, Jan J. Rybczyński 2011, 'Gametophyte and sporophyte of tree ferns in vitro culture', Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniaehttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/492. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)