1. A form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud on the parent organism.
Usage: biology; also called budding
2. The process or act of producing buds or gemmas.
Usage: botany; biology

Examples

• Yeast cells reproduce through gemmation, forming small buds that eventually separate.
• Gemmation is a common reproductive strategy in hydra and other simple organisms.
• The biologist observed gemmation occurring in the sea star under the microscope.
• Many plants use gemmation to produce new shoots from existing stems.
• Unlike sexual reproduction, gemmation produces genetically identical offspring.
• The process of gemmation allows organisms to reproduce rapidly in favorable conditions.