| 释义 |
gem·mule
\ˈje(ˌ)myül\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Latin gemmula little bud, diminutive of gemma bud, gem — more at gem
1. : a small plant bud
2. : any of various minute self-multiplying particles considered in the theory of pangenesis to be transmitted from somatic to germ cells and to mediate the production in a new individual of cells like those in which they originated — compare biophore
3. : a bud produced in gemmation; especially : an internal resistant asexual reproductive body of sponges (as of the genus Spongilla) |