gemmule
gem·mule
noun \ˈjem-(ˌ)yül\Definition of GEMMULE
: a small bud: a : a theoretical particle proposed in the theory of pangenesis that is shed by a somatic cell and contains all the information necessary to reproduce that cell type (as in an offspring) b : a reproductive bud produced by freshwater and some marine sponges that consists of a usually hardened aggregate of cells
Origin of GEMMULE
French, from Latin gemmula, diminutive of gemma
First Known Use: circa 1828
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