adj.
Having or reproducing by gemmae.
intr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.
To produce gemmae or reproduce by means of gemmae.
[From Latin gemmātus, past participle of gemmāre, to bud, from gemma, bud.]
gemmation gem·ma'tion (jĕ-mā'shən) n.
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