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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Gemma

/jĕm'-ə/ · Gem·ma · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/
01 n. A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
pl. Gemmæ ((#))
  1. 1.
    A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.(Biol.)