gemmation

noun

gem·​ma·​tion je-ˈmā-shən 

: reproduction by gemmae

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gemmation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Medical Definition

gemmation

noun

gem·​ma·​tion je-ˈmā-shən 

: asexual reproduction (as in some protozoans) in which a new organism originates as a localized area of growth on or within the parent and subsequently differentiates into a new individual