1. plural of gemmation; the process of reproduction or growth by budding, especially in plants and lower animals.
Usage: biology; technical
2. plural of gemmation; small buds or bud-like structures that develop on an organism.
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• Hydra reproduce through gemmations, forming new individuals as outgrowths from the parent body.
• The gemmations on the moss plant eventually detach and develop into independent organisms.
• Asexual reproduction via gemmations is common in many aquatic invertebrates.
• Botanists studied the gemmations that appeared along the stem of the liverwort.
• Unlike sexual reproduction, gemmations allow organisms to clone themselves genetically.