gemma
IPA: dʒˈɛmʌ
noun
- (biology) An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.
- A female given name from Italian.
- (astronomy) A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.
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