gemma

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin gemma (“‘bud on a plant’”).

[edit] Noun

Singular
gemma

Plural
gemmae

gemma (plural gemmae)

  1. An asexual reproductive structure, as found in liverworts and hydra, able to produce new individuals from a cluster of cells.

[edit] Translations

asexual reproductive structure

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

gemma f. (plural gemme)

  1. bud
  2. gem, jewel

[edit] Verb

gemma

  1. Third-person singular present tense of gemmare.
  2. Second-person singular imperative of gemmare.

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

gemma (genitive gemmae); f, first declension

  1. A bud or eye of a plant.
  2. A jewel.
  3. A thing made of precious stones.

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative gemma gemmae
genitive gemmae gemmārum
dative gemmae gemmīs
accusative gemmam gemmās
ablative gemmā gemmīs
vocative gemma gemmae

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