The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gemmation
Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
(Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
(Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.
Wiktionary
gemmation
n. (context biology English) asexual reproduction via gemmae
WordNet
gemmation
n. asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual [syn: pullulation]