verb
- to reproduce by budding or forming buds; to produce gemmas (small asexual reproductive bodies in plants and some animals)
Usage: biology; third-person singular present tense of 'gemmate'
Examples
- The liverwort gemmates readily in moist conditions.
- Some hydra species gemmate to produce new individuals asexually.
- The plant gemmates during the growing season to expand its colony.
- Certain fungi gemmate as a form of asexual reproduction.