gem·mule | \ ˈjem-(ˌ)yül 
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\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
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noungem·mule | \ ˈjem-(ˌ)yü(ə)l \
\Medical Definition of gemmule
1 : a theoretical particle 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)
2 : a minute thorny process of a nerve-cell dendrite
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The first known use of gemmule was circa 1828
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