What is "gemmae"

Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. Gemm[ae]. [L., a bud.]

1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.

2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.

n. (plural of gemma English)

1. n. small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual

2. [also: gemmae (pl)]

See gemma