GEMMATION

gemmation. Gemmation, n. the state or form of the gem or bud of a plant

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Gem‐ma″tion (?), n. [[Cf. F. gemmation.]] 1. 1. (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.
2. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of leaves in the bud.