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gemmation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal
or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method
of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
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2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
leaves in the bud.
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