单词 | gemmule |
释义 | gemmule /jem"yoohl/, n. 1. Bot. gemma. 2. Zool. an asexually produced mass of cells that is capable of developing into an animal, as a freshwater sponge. 3. Evolution. one of the hypothetical living units conceived by Darwin in the theory of pangenesis as the bearers of the hereditary attributes. [1835-45; < F < L gemmula. See GEMMA, -ULE] |
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